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BVB attacker Stefan Tigges
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1. FC Köln strengthens with Tigges from Dortmund
1. FC Köln has secured the services of Steffen Tigges.
The Borussia Dortmund striker has received a contract with the Rhinelanders until June 30, 2026. Both clubs announced this on Tuesday.
No information was given about the transfer modalities, according to information from various media, the sum should be less than the previously mentioned two to three million euros.
The 23-year-old, who scored three goals in nine games for BVB last season, completed the medical check-up in Cologne on Monday and thus cleared the last hurdle before signing the contract.
The 1.93 meter tall attacker then met with head of sport Christian Keller and his team for the obligatory final talk at Geißbockheim.
»Steffen has many important striker qualities.
He has finishing quality in the box, good wall playing skills, a strong header game and good anticipation of the game.
In addition, there is his willingness to work aggressively and constantly against the ball, «Keller explained the commitment of the attacker, who is intended to be Anthony Modeste’s attacking partner.
Tigges is currently doing rehabilitation training after his ankle injury, but is expected to start team training during the summer preparations.
Mourinho signs Matić for the third time
AS Roma have strengthened their squad with a defensive midfielder: Nemanja Matić joins Roma on a free transfer from Manchester United.
There, the Serb meets an old sponsor: when he was transferred to Chelsea in 2014 and when he switched to Manchester United in 2017, the coach of the receiving club was José Mourinho, with whom Matić will now work for a third time.
Matić is the first signing this summer for the Conference League winners.
Kompany becomes coach at Burnley
Former Hamburg Bundesliga professional Vincent Kompany will be the coach of FC Burnley, who have been relegated to the English first division.
The football club announced on Tuesday.
The former Belgian national defender was recently traded as a possible Bundesliga coach, including at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The 36-year-old had coached the traditional Belgian club RSC Anderlecht for the past three years.
Kompany played for HSV between 2006 and 2008 before moving to Manchester City.
Hertha BSC bring in right-back Kenny
Hertha BSC has strengthened their squad with Jonjoe Kenny from Everton FC.
The 25-year-old Englishman comes on a free transfer as another option for the right-back; Kenny's contract with the Berlin club runs until 2025.
The former English U-national player already has Bundesliga experience: in the 2019/20 season, Kenny was loaned to Schalke 04.
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Bayern's Roca before moving to Leeds United
According to a newspaper report, substitute player Marc Roca from Bayern Munich is about to move to English football club Leeds United.
According to "Bild" (Tuesday), those responsible for Bayern made progress in the transfer negotiations with the Premier League club.
According to this, the Munich team should receive a fee of twelve million euros, as well as two million in possible bonus payments.
According to information from a Spanish portal, Roca should receive a contract until 2026 with the club of former RB Leipzig coach Jesse Marsch.
The German soccer record champion had signed Roca in October 2020 for allegedly around nine million euros from Spain from Espanyol Barcelona.
His FCB contract runs until the end of June 2025, but he was never able to assert himself against competitors like Joshua Kimmich or Leon Goretzka.
Now another midfielder arrives in Ryan Gravenberch from Ajax Amsterdam.
Roca has only played 15 Bundesliga games for Bayern Munich, nine of them in the past season.
FC St. Pauli will probably deny Burgstaller a move to Nuremberg
Center forward Guido Burgstaller from FC St. Pauli is apparently not allowed to switch to his former club 1. FC Nürnberg within the 2nd Bundesliga following a decision by his club's executive committee.
This was reported by several media on Tuesday.
Nuremberg sports director Dieter Hecking confirmed to the "Bild" newspaper: "We have improved our first offer twice." At FC St. Pauli, however, "there was no willingness to negotiate at all.
Yesterday the Executive Committee decided that Burgstaller was not allowed to move to the second division."
The 33-year-old Austrian played for FCN from January 2015 to January 2017 before moving to the Hamburgers via FC Schalke 04.
His contract with FC St. Pauli is valid until 2023.
Since a return to Nuremberg has failed, Burgstaller is now apparently facing a move to Rapid Vienna.
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