Tim Lemperle leaves 1. FC Köln: Where does his path lead?

Tim Lemperle leaves 1. FC Köln: Where does his path lead?

Kaiserslautern, Deutschland - Bitter news for 1. FC Köln! Tim Lemperle, the most important goal scorer at Cologne with eight goals, will leave the club free of charge after this season. This confirmed sports managing director Jens Keller at a press conference and explained: "It is correct that Tim has informed us that he wants to leave FC because he wants to accept a new challenge for the next season." The situation is particularly explosive, since Lemperle, who has made a remarkable leap in performance in the past two years, apparently aroused interest from several Bundesliga clubs, including TSG Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart.

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Keller emphasized that the departure of Lemperle is not only a personal decision, but is also related to the lack of commitment for another contract at FC. The striker's advisor, Dusan Jevtic, expressed that there was no specific offer and that the discussions about a contract extension due to the lack of interest from Keller had stalled. This makes the situation for coach Gerhard Struber, who sees Lemperle as an important player for the climb, the more complicated.

Despite the upcoming change, Lemperle stays in use until the end of the season with full commitment to Cologne. "Until then, he wants to play with passion for FC," said Keller, while the team is still on their success in the 2nd Bundesliga. The Cologne residents worked on second place in the table and want to continue this trend in the upcoming games in order to go into the new year with a good feeling, as Struber emphasized with regard to the upcoming game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, which will be a review of their strength, reports Laola1

Fans fans will follow the further course of the season and the upcoming games, in the hope that Lemperle will continue to play at the highest level while preparing his next big step in his career. With his return to Cologne after a loan to the SpVgg Greuther Fürth, he is definitely a key person for the offensive of the Cologne, such as Sportschau reported.