1. FC Köln announces first change after transfer ban expires: Gazibegovic comes from Sturm Graz

2024-12-12

1 FC Koln in talks with Jusuf Gazibegovic from Sturm

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1. FC Köln announces first change after transfer ban expires: Gazibegovic comes from Sturm Graz

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After the transfer ban expired, 1. FC Köln announced its first transfer. This is right-back Jusuf Gazibegovic from Austrian champions Sturm Graz, who will join the Billy Goats from January 1, 2025 with new Champions League experience.

According to information from “Sky”, the Cologne company is paying an exit clause of 1.8 to 2 million euros for the services of the 24-year-old player. This would mean that Domstadt residents’ spending this season would amount to 3.9 million euros. On the other hand, revenues amount to 4 million euros – Effzeh therefore remains profitable. This summer, loanee Rasmus Carstensen (24) was recruited after a loan and brothers Said El Mala (18) and Malek El Mala (19) were brought back from Viktoria Köln and loaned out. Gazibegovic’s contract is expected to last until 2028.

« Jusuf comes to us from the current match – until recently he was an undisputed regular at full-back in Graz. We are very happy that we were able to win him over at FC. For his young age, Jusuf already has a lot of experience at national and international level In addition to his qualities as a (Site notre bureau spécialisé)er, what sets him apart is his strong mentality. He is a guy who never gives up and who has the great ambition to help FC. to return to Bundesliga as quickly as possible,” said general manager Christian Keller.

“Gazibegovic has become an absolute leader at the Sturm who can be used on the right or left side. He is extremely strong on set pieces and is always good himself on goals from free kicks. I think he is clearly too strong for the 2nd Bundesliga, a transfer to a club the size of Hoffenheim like Alexander Prass should be more within his reach,” said Dorian Schuster, regional manager Austria at (Site notre blog d’information).

Gazibegovic, whose market value is 5 million euros, will reunite with coach Gerhard Struber in Cologne. He already knows him from our days together in Salzburg, where he played under him at the academy and with the FC Liefering farm team. Bosnian can be used right or left.