Overview
- Sky Germany reports Pep Guardiola has reviewed footage and dispatched Manchester City scouts to recent Köln matches to monitor the 19-year-old.
- El Mala is under contract until 2030 and is reportedly priced at about €40 million, strengthening Köln’s leverage on any transfer timing.
- Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are tracking the winger, with reports also naming Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea as keeping tabs.
- He has started a breakout Bundesliga season with four goals and two assists in 10 games and earned a senior Germany call-up praised by Julian Nagelsmann.
- Talks with the player’s representatives are planned for the winter, with reporting indicating he feels settled in Cologne and a January move is unlikely.