Overview

• The club announced Friday that the centre-back will spend the rest of the 2025–26 season on loan with 2. Bundesliga side Dynamo Dresden.
• Pauli’s new agreement runs through June 30, 2028, adding a year to his previous contract.
• Sporting director Thomas Kessler said the move is the right step to regain rhythm after a concussion layoff and that Köln expects him to return stronger.
• Pauli said he feels strong backing from the club and views regular minutes in Dresden as preparation to earn a major role with Köln in the Bundesliga.
• Heavy summer recruitment in central defence had tightened his pathway to minutes under new head coach Lukas Kwasniok.