# 1. FC Köln Transfer News

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- Canonical page: [https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/1-fc-k-ln](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/1-fc-k-ln)
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- Generated at: 2026-07-23T11:09:57Z

## Club

- Name: 1. FC Köln
- Slug: `1-fc-k-ln`
- League: [Bundesliga](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/leagues/bundesliga)
- Country: Germany
- Stories tracked: 24
- Last story at: 2026-07-17T21:35:19Z

## Latest Transfer Reports

| Published (UTC) | People | Clubs | Stage | Importance | Source | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-17T21:35:19Z | Edson Álvarez | SL Benfica, 1. FC Köln | Interest | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2078232101954961843) | SL Benfica has shown interest in signing Edson Álvarez. 1. FC Köln is still trying to complete the deal, but the cost is currently too high. |
| 2026-07-17T12:44:23Z | Reigan Heskey, Thomas Kessler, Tim Steidten | 1. FC Köln, Manchester City | Agreement Done | breaking | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2078098489444012436) | Reigan Heskey has officially joined 1. FC Köln from Manchester City. The deal is confirmed with a transfer fee of €2 million. |
| 2026-07-15T21:37:26Z | Reigan Heskey | 1. FC Köln, Manchester City | Negotiation | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2077507858573283821) | 1. FC Köln is negotiating a loan deal for 18-year-old winger Reigan Heskey from Manchester City. |
| 2026-07-14T08:54:01Z | Ellyes Skhiri, René Wagner | Eintracht Frankfurt, 1. FC Köln | Negotiation | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2076953351699235015) | Eintracht Frankfurt is in talks to sell Ellyes Skhiri to 1. FC Köln for €1.5m to €2m. Head coach René Wagner is keen to bring him back. |
| 2026-07-10T22:13:06Z | Dodô | 1. FC Köln, ACF Fiorentina | Negotiation | normal | [Gianluca Di Marzio](https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/2075704897333256387) | Nottingham Forest has reached out to Fiorentina about Dodô. |
| 2026-07-09T18:28:40Z | Paul Okon-Engstler | 1. FC Köln, Sydney FC | Agreement Done | breaking | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2075286029108416908) | Paul Okon-Engstler has finalized his move to 1. FC Köln from Sydney FC for around €1m, with a contract until 2030. |
| 2026-07-09T18:08:33Z | Gideon Mensah | 1. FC Köln | Agreement Done | breaking | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2075280965123948977) | Gideon Mensah has finalized his move to 1. FC Köln, signing a contract until 2029. |
| 2026-07-09T17:46:35Z | Paul Okon-Engstler | 1. FC Köln | Agreement Done | breaking | [Fabrizio Romano](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2075275438113386675) | Paul Okon-Engstler will join 1. FC Köln from Sydney for a fee of €1m. Medical and signing are scheduled for next week. |
| 2026-07-09T16:47:28Z | Edson Álvarez | 1. FC Köln, West Ham United | Negotiation | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2075260559419637926) | 1. FC Köln and West Ham have reached an agreement in principle for Edson Álvarez's loan, pending salary negotiations. |
| 2026-07-09T16:36:14Z | Said El Mala, Karim Adeyemi | Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln | Interest | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2075257731556991327) | Said El Mala is open to a transfer to Borussia Dortmund, while 1. FC Köln anticipates an approach due to Karim Adeyemi's exit. |
| 2026-07-09T15:01:07Z | Julián Álvarez | 1. FC Köln | Unknown | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2075233793774899295) | New exclusive details regarding Köln and Alvarez will be revealed today at 6 PM. |
| 2026-07-09T09:16:16Z | Gideon Mensah | 1. FC Köln | Negotiation | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2075147012106797525) | 1. FC Köln is in advanced negotiations to sign Gideon Mensah, with personal terms already agreed. |
| 2026-07-08T18:13:38Z | Yan Diomande, Bradley Barcola | 1. FC Köln | Negotiation | normal | [Source](https://x.com/clm9221/status/2074919856671965268) | 1. FC Köln is confident in finalizing Diomandé to replace Bradley, who is declared non-transferable and is set for a contract extension. |
| 2026-07-08T09:07:39Z | Salih Özcan, Serkan Okta, Leandro Trossard | 1. FC Köln | Negotiation | normal | [Ertan Süzgün](https://x.com/ertansuzgun/status/2074782453206548483) | Salih Özcan is traveling to Istanbul with his agent for contract discussions. |
| 2026-07-07T08:32:25Z | Edson Álvarez | 1. FC Köln, West Ham United | Negotiation | high | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2074411199526027315) | Edson Álvarez is in talks with 1. FC Köln as West Ham is ready to sell him this summer. |
| 2026-07-06T20:50:28Z | Edson Álvarez | 1. FC Köln, West Ham United | Negotiation | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2074234547927908747) | 1. FC Köln is in negotiations to sign Edson Álvarez from West Ham United. The midfielder is open to joining the club. |
| 2026-07-05T17:20:31Z | Jakub Kaminski, Marco Silva | SL Benfica, 1. FC Köln | Agreement Done | breaking | [Fabrizio Romano](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2073819323651563550) | Benfica has activated the release clause to sign Jakub Kamiński from 1. FC Köln for €20 million, securing a five-year deal. |
| 2026-07-05T14:15:24Z | Jakub Kaminski | SL Benfica, 1. FC Köln | Agreement Done | breaking | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2073772739819708912) | Jakub Kaminski's transfer to SL Benfica is confirmed. The winger has agreed to a long-term contract. |
| 2026-07-02T12:06:32Z | Luka Lochoshvili | 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Nürnberg | Agreement Done | high | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2072653144471847059) | Luka Lochoshvili has finalized his move to 1. FC Köln from 1. FC Nürnberg, with a contract until 2029. |
| 2026-06-30T14:34:02Z | Giovanni Daffara | 1. FC Köln | Unknown | normal | [Gianluca Di Marzio](https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/2071965488695923126) | Daffara has arrived in Collecchio for medical examinations. |

## Journalists Covering This Club

- [Florian Plettenberg](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/journalists/plettigoal) (@plettigoal) — TransferPing reliability tier 1; 18 tracked reports
- [Gianluca Di Marzio](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/journalists/dimarzio) (@dimarzio) — TransferPing reliability tier 1; 2 tracked reports
- [Fabrizio Romano](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/journalists/fabrizioromano) (@fabrizioromano) — TransferPing reliability tier 1; 2 tracked reports
- [Ertan Süzgün](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/journalists/ertansuzgun) (@ertansuzgun) — TransferPing reliability tier 2; 1 tracked reports

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- [West Ham United](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/west-ham-united) — 3 tracked reports
- [1. FC Nürnberg](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/1-fc-n-rnberg) — 1 tracked reports
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