First newcomer
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The 1. FC Köln committed his first new addition to the next season of Bundesliga with Ragnar Ache. Tuesday evening, the Domstädter presented the 26 -year -old striker, who had been under contract with the 1st FC Kaiserslautern for two years. « For our team planning, the occupation of this position was a central objective, » said Cologne sports director Thomas Kessler.
« When the call of 1. FC Köln came, I just thought about it: Horny, » said AC in a message from the FC. « Now, I am really happy that my move to Cologne has worked and I can barely wait to play here in the Rheinenergerdion. In my last match for Kaiserslaut, I have already been able to live this incredible mood of Cologne fans, now I want to stand here for FC – and I hope I often show my goal celebration. »
Born in Frankfurter Ache, Sparta Rotterdam was trained and came to the Bundesliga via Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022. He first won his spores as an attacker in the 2nd league near Greuther Fürth. In 2023, Kaiserslautern paid a transfer of one million euros for the former national junior player of the DFB. In 61 competitive games for the FCK, Acute scored 35 goals.
« Even in the first conversations with Ragnar, I had the feeling that it corresponds very well to the 1. FC Köln in terms of sport and human, » said Kessler in Cologne. « He is not only a very good attacker, but also a guy who quickly integrates into our team and will improve our offensive with its quality at the top. »