Report: BVB takes Cologne

On Sunday evening (from 19:30 clock), the 1st FC Cologne welcomes the table second BVB at the end of the 27th matchday. In advance, the rumors of the supposed interest of the Dortmund emerge on an Effzeh star.

As it means in the club-near Cologne portal "Geissblog", the BVB Ellyes Skhiri should continue to be firmly in the view. The Tunisian was already traded in the past in the past of black and yellow as potential reinforcement.

SKHiri was set in his first two Bundesliga years at the 1st FC Cologne and completed 32 of 34 league games. In the current season he has been thrown back several times by injuries and illnesses, therefore, under Chief Trainer Steffen Baumgart was only 13 times in the starting formation of the Domstädter.

Even for the upcoming home game against the possibly interested club Borussia Dortmund, the defensive midfield man will have to fit again, could not work again due to muscular problems.

Skhiri still has a contract until 2023 at the 1st FC Cologne

Despite the most recently frequent failures, SKHIRI should continue to have a serious interest in the BVB and other Bundesliga's media report, among other things, Borussia Mönchengladbach is also counted to the circle of possible customers.

The contractual situation of the 26-year-old fueled the speculation around Skhiri last only. The current working paper at the 1st FC Cologne expires in the summer of 2023, so far no agreement has been given on premature contract renewal. If the Cologne wants to generate a transfer fee with their midfielder, he would have to be sold in the upcoming transfer window in the summer.

It is clear that the 1st FC Cologne must achieve transfer revenues according to the million-heavy corona failures. Ellyes Skhiri is and remains a hot candidate.