Overview
- Said El Mala was taken off at halftime in Köln’s 1–3 defeat at Borussia Mönchengladbach, with coach Lukas Kwasniok saying the winger “was not good.”
- The teenager has nine Bundesliga appearances this season with four goals and two assists and has yet to complete a full 90 minutes for Köln.
- Julian Nagelsmann called him into the senior Germany squad this week, and El Mala could debut in upcoming matches against Luxembourg and Slovakia.
- Christoph Freund told Sky that Bayern views El Mala as an exciting talent, with the player reportedly on the club’s shortlist for coming windows.
- Köln holds El Mala under contract until 2030 and, per media reports, would only discuss a transfer next summer at an estimated €50–60 million.