# 1. FC Köln Transfer News

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- Canonical page: [https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/1-fc-koln](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/1-fc-koln)
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- Generated at: 2026-08-03T05:52:48Z

## Club

- Name: 1. FC Köln
- Slug: `1-fc-koln`
- League: [Bundesliga](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/leagues/bundesliga-2)
- Country: Germany
- Stories tracked: 29
- Last story at: 2026-08-02T20:32:01Z

## Latest Transfer Reports

| Published (UTC) | People | Club context / transfer path | Stage | Importance | Source | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-02T20:32:01Z | Mikey Moore | Tottenham → 1. FC Köln | Bid | high | [Fabrizio Romano](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2084014376520949942) | FC Köln have made an official loan bid for Mikey Moore, and negotiations with Tottenham are advancing. Köln are now the clear favorites for the move. |
| 2026-08-02T20:11:40Z | Mikey Moore | Tottenham → 1. FC Köln | Bid | high | [Fabrizio Romano](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2084009258710876626) | FC Köln have made an official loan bid for Tottenham’s Mickey Moore. Negotiations are advanced and Köln are now the frontrunners, with several clubs also interested. |
| 2026-07-24T21:31:35Z | — | 1. FC Köln | Official | breaking | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2080767876517052572) | Exclusive news, now official regarding 1. FC Köln. |
| 2026-07-24T06:53:17Z | — | 1. FC Köln | Contract | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2080546847781773620) | A player at 1. FC Köln has extended their contract until 2029, with an announcement expected soon. |
| 2026-07-23T18:37:34Z | Said El Mala, Florian Plettenberg | 1. FC Köln → Borussia Dortmund | Bid | breaking | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2080361697592713262) | Borussia Dortmund has submitted a bid for Said El Mala, but Köln has rejected the offer. |
| 2026-07-23T17:48:55Z | Martin James | Paris Saint Germain → 1. FC Köln | Official | high | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2080349454385791260) | Martin James is set to join 1. FC Köln on a free transfer after a full agreement was reached. He will undergo a medical on Friday and sign a contract until 2028. |
| 2026-07-17T21:35:19Z | Edson | 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 | Manchester City → 1. FC Köln | Official | high | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2078098489444012436) | Reigan Heskey has a full agreement to join 1. FC Köln from Manchester City in a permanent move. The medical is done and the announcement is expected soon. |
| 2026-07-15T21:37:26Z | Reigan Heskey | Manchester City → 1. FC Köln | Negotiation | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2077507858573283821) | 1. FC Köln are negotiating a loan for Manchester City winger Reigan Heskey. Talks are ongoing and no final decision has been reached yet. |
| 2026-07-14T08:54:01Z | Ellyes Joris 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. |
| 2026-07-09T18:28:40Z | Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler, Edson Guilherme Mendes dos Santos, Fabrizio Romano | Sydney FC → 1. FC Köln | Agreement Done | high | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2075286029108416908) | Paul Okon-Engstler has a full agreement in place to join 1. FC Köln from Sydney FC. The transfer fee is reported to be around €1m, with a contract until 2030 and medicals planned for next week. |
| 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 Michael Junior Okon-Engstler | 1. FC Köln, Sydney | Agreement Done | high | [Fabrizio Romano](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2075275438113386675) | Paul Okon-Engstler has a full agreement to move from Sydney to 1. FC Köln, with a medical and signing planned next week. |
| 2026-07-09T16:47:28Z | Edson | 1. FC Köln, West Ham | 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-David Adeyemi | 1. FC Köln → Borussia Dortmund | Interest | high | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2075257731556991327) | Borussia Dortmund are being linked with Said El Mala, whose family see a move as possible. 1. FC Köln expect contact from BVB, but Dortmund have internal doubts and are not ready to pay €50m. |
| 2026-07-09T15:01:07Z | Julián | 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. |
| 2026-07-08T09:07:39Z | Şeref Özcan, Serkan Okta, Leandro Trossard | 1. FC Köln → Unknown; Beşiktaş → Unknown | Contract | high | [Ertan Süzgün](https://x.com/ertansuzgun/status/2074782453206548483) | Salih Özcan is set to travel from Cologne to Istanbul tonight with his Turkish representative Serkan Okta for signing formalities. The same agency will also hold an in-person meeting regarding Leandro Trossard. |
| 2026-07-07T08:32:25Z | Edson | 1. FC Köln, West Ham | 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 | 1. FC Köln, West Ham | 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, Clément Nicolas Laurent Lenglet | 1. FC Köln → Benfica | Official | high | [Fabrizio Romano](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2073819323651563550) | Benfica have activated Jakub Kamiński’s release clause at 1. FC Köln and agreed a five-year deal for the Polish winger. The move is worth €20m. |
| 2026-07-05T14:15:24Z | Jakub Kaminski | 1. FC Köln → Benfica | Agreement Done | high | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2073772739819708912) | Jakub Kaminski is set for a move to Benfica, with Cologne and the Portuguese club finalising a deal worth around €20m. He has already agreed a long-term contract. |
| 2026-07-02T12:06:32Z | Luka Lochoshvili | 1. FC Nürnberg → 1. FC Köln | 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 | Parma → 1. FC Köln | Unknown | normal | [Gianluca Di Marzio](https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/2071965488695923126) | Daffara has arrived in Collecchio for medical examinations. |
| 2026-06-18T12:48:00Z | Dominique Heintz | Fortuna Düsseldorf → 1. FC Köln | Agreement Close | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2067590151438504047) | Dominique Heintz is close to joining Fortuna Düsseldorf on a free transfer from 1. FC Köln. |
| 2026-06-17T12:43:37Z | Afonso Bastardo Moreira | Bayer Leverkusen → 1. FC Köln | Agreement Done | breaking | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2067226658352865658) | Afonso Moreira has landed in Cologne to undergo his medical with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, with a transfer fee of around €30m agreed. |
| 2026-06-13T14:43:53Z | Said El Mala | 1. FC Köln → 1899 Hoffenheim | Rejected | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2065807359859953930) | TSG Hoffenheim's links with Said El Mala have been officially denied, with no negotiations taking place. |
| 2026-06-08T12:31:23Z | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | 1. FC Köln → Manchester City | Agreement Done | breaking | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2063962078235242539) | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey has completed a transfer to 1. FC Köln from Manchester City for around €5m. |
| 2026-06-05T20:46:15Z | Thomas Kessler, Said El Mala | 1. FC Köln | Rejected | normal | [Florian Plettenberg](https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2062999452982682092) | 1. FC Köln manager Thomas Kessler has confirmed that Said El Mala turned down a transfer offer. |

## Current Squad

- [Marvin Schwäbe](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/marvin-schwabe) — Goalkeeper; Germany
- [Matthias Köbbing](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/matthias-kobbing) — Goalkeeper; Germany
- [Ron-Robert Zieler](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/ron-robert-zieler) — Goalkeeper; Germany
- [Gideon Mensah](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/gideon-mensah) — Defender; Ghana
- [Jahmai Simpson-Pusey](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/jahmai-simpson-pusey) — Defender; England
- [Joël Pascal Schmied](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/joel-pascal-schmied) — Defender; Switzerland
- [Luka Lochoshvili](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/luka-lochoshvili) — Defender; Georgia
- [Rav van den Berg](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/rav-van-den-berg) — Defender; Netherlands
- [Sebastian Søraas Sebulonsen](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/sebastian-soraas-sebulonsen) — Defender; Norway
- [Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/alessio-daniel-castro-montes) — Midfielder; Belgium
- [F. Schenten](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/f-schenten) — Midfielder
- [Said El Mala](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/said-el-mala) — Midfielder; Germany
- [Tom Krauß](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/tom-krauss) — Midfielder; Germany
- [Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/isak-bergmann-johannesson) — Midfielder; Iceland
- [C. Neumann](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/c-neumann) — Attacker
- [Gian-Luca Waldschmidt](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/gian-luca-waldschmidt) — Attacker; Germany
- [Jan Uwe Thielmann](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/jan-uwe-thielmann) — Attacker; Germany
- [Linton Maina](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/linton-maina) — Attacker; Germany
- [Marius Bülter](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/marius-bulter) — Attacker; Germany
- [Ragnar Prince Friedel Ache](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/people/ragnar-prince-friedel-ache) — Attacker; Germany

## Journalists Covering This Club

- [Florian Plettenberg](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/journalists/plettigoal) (@plettigoal) — TransferPing reliability tier 1; 23 tracked reports
- [Fabrizio Romano](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/journalists/fabrizioromano) (@fabrizioromano) — TransferPing reliability tier 1; 4 tracked reports
- [Gianluca Di Marzio](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/journalists/dimarzio) (@dimarzio) — TransferPing reliability tier 1; 1 tracked reports
- [Ertan Süzgün](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/journalists/ertansuzgun) (@ertansuzgun) — TransferPing reliability tier 2; 1 tracked reports

## Related Clubs

- [Benfica](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/benfica) — 3 tracked reports
- [Manchester City](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/manchester-city) — 3 tracked reports
- [West Ham](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/west-ham) — 3 tracked reports
- [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/borussia-dortmund) — 2 tracked reports
- [Sydney](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/sydney) — 2 tracked reports
- [Tottenham](https://www.transferping.com/transfers/clubs/tottenham) — 2 tracked reports

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