Stories on Bayer forwards
He appeared established to thrive striker Anthony Modeste at 1. FC Köln, but Bayer Leverkusen’s Joel Pohjanpalo (27) is now completely ready to transfer to Venezia. According to info from “Sky” both in Italy and in Germany, he is leaving for the 2nd division club of the lagoon town. It is even much more questionable whether a replacement for Modeste, who has moved to Dortmund, will return to the cathedral town, as manager Steffen Baumgart has just invalidated the rumors about Greuther Fürth’s Branimir Hrgota (29).
In Germany, journalist Marlon Irlbacher states there have been talks between Bayer Leverkusen and Venice. There is a compensation of just more than a single million euros for the Finn, who is tied to the “Werkself” for one more yr. Valentina Mariani in Italy (by using Gianluca Di Marzio) takes a phase forward: in accordance to this, a transfer is already in the functions so that Pohjanpalo is predicted on Thursday in Venice.
Baumgart: no discussion with Hrgota – open up problem about the attacker at 1. FC Köln
It would be just one significantly less name in Cologne’s rumors and a new striker. Evidently Hrgota can also be taken off from the checklist. In any scenario, coach Baumgart vigorously denied any link amongst FC and Sweden on Wednesday. “He has a lot of issues that make him a very good attacking participant,” Baumgart reported (via “dpa”). “But no, we are not about him. And no, we have not had any discussions.”
Just after Modeste’s € 5m departure at BVB, which led to the names of Jhon Cordoba (Krasnodar) and Alexander Sörloth (RB Leipzig), it is no extended very clear whether or not a striker ought to near the hole. The goats experienced not publicly commented on a obvious way in the dilemma. Baumgart only said past week: “There is a final decision. But I’ll continue to keep it to myself as it seems. Since I imagine it can be exciting and fun who we must converse to or who we are about to graduate from. I would like to carry on like this. I believe the speculation is excellent. ” Pohjanpalo had been recognized by Geissblog as the favored to succeed Modeste in excess of the weekend.
