Will fans of 1. FC Köln soon be certain? Ellyes Skhiri could turn her back on billy goats next summer. Will he stay in the Bundesliga though?
Köln – Do the fans of the 1. FC Cologne soon sad certainty? Midfielder Ellyes Skhiri (27) is expected to leave the cathedral city next summer. Will he remain in the Bundesliga, however?
Ellyes Skhiri (27) has made 119 competitive appearances for 1. FC Köln. © Marius Becker/dpa
The World Cup driver from Tunisia has been associated with numerous clubs for several weeks.
Olympique Marseille, Borussia Dortmund and also Eintracht Frankfurt seem to have enormous interest in the Cologne horse lung, which switched from the French first division club HSC Montpellier to the Rhine in 2019 for almost six million euros.
The fact is that the Tunisian’s contract expires on June 30 this year and should end up being a bargain. And this is where Eintracht Frankfurt comes into play!
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The club around the discredited president Peter Fischer (66) and coach Oliver Glasner (48) are said to have put out feelers to Skhiri.
According to the online platform Fußballtransfers, which refers to the print edition of Sport Bild in its report, the first talks between sports director Markus Krösche (42) and the Tunisian’s advisors are said to have already taken place.
Are Skhiri and the reigning Europa League winners getting closer and wrapping things up behind the scenes? That trickled out about two weeks ago Concord’s interest in Skhiri through!
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The Tunisian was twice successful in the historic 7-1 home win over Werder Bremen in January. © Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Quite possible! Because at Eintracht, Skhiri – who played on many a shopping list through strong performances at the controversial World Cup in Qatar – would most likely be represented internationally and take the role of Daichi Kamada (26) if the Japanese were to leave Eintracht.
So it’s hard to imagine that the FC managers around managing director Christian Keller (44) or trainer Steffen Baumgart (51) can convince their protégé of a contract extension.
The billy goats had recently turned down the last opportunity on the part of Cologne to make money with the clearer.
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The rumors at Geißbockheim don’t stop about Captain Jonas Hector (32) either! Does he stay? does he change? Is he retiring?
So far, Hector – who sunk the golden penalty against Italy at EURO 2016 – has kept a low profile.
The extent to which the rumors about Skhiri could affect Effzeh’s performance will become clear next Sunday. Then the people of Cologne will meet in the RheinEnergieSTADION (5:30 p.m.)…? Right, Eintracht Frankfurt!