Overview
- Sky reports that 1. FC Köln is in discussions with SC Freiburg about Eren Dinkçi, with a loan viewed as plausible and no agreement yet announced.
- An updated report adds that Heidenheim is also assessing a move, with interest from Wolfsburg and unspecified foreign clubs, and a destination still undecided.
- Dinkçi has logged eight Bundesliga appearances this season after hip and muscular issues and was not in Freiburg’s latest matchday squad, though he featured in Europe and scored in the DFB-Pokal.
- Köln sporting director Thomas Kessler says the club is optimizing its squad by targeting players seeking minutes before the World Cup and has already added Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
- The winger joined Freiburg from Werder Bremen in 2024 for about €5 million, his market value has dropped from a prior €12 million peak, and he faces competition on the right from Cyriaque Irié, Niklas Beste and Derry Scherhant.