Cologne strikes: Gazibegovic comes as a new mentality monster!

Cologne strikes: Gazibegovic comes as a new mentality monster!

Köln, Deutschland - The 1. FC Köln has announced an important transfer on the winter market. The Bosnian international and former Champions League participant Jusuf Gazibegovic (24) changes from Sturm Graz to the billy goats. The right-back is officially announced and marked the first step into the second half of the season after the Cologne team had to interrupt their activities on the transfer market due to a FIFA registration lock. Cologne pays around 2 million euros for Gazibegovic, who can convince with his experience from 21 international matches and a strong season in the Austrian league last year, where he won the double. The news about the change was emotionally accepted by the fans in Graz when the player said goodbye, as well as Bild.de

Gazibegovic as a key player for Cologne

The transfer has the potential to fundamentally change the dynamics in the team. Coach Gerhard Struber campaigned intensively for Gazibegovic, whom he knows from times together in the RB Salzburg Academy. His arrival should not only be a regulation of the previously open right-back position in the Cologne squad, but also increase the competitive pressure to other players. Jan Thielmann and Rasmus Carstensen in particular, who have had difficulties in this position in the past, are now under pressure to increase their achievements. Huseinbasic, a compatriot from Gazibegovic, is enthusiastic and describes his new teammate as a "mentality monster", which does its best in every game, like Onefootball informed.

The tactical possibilities for coach Struber significantly expand through Gazibegovic. In the past, the 24-year-old has played different systems in both a chain of three and in a chain of four, which gives FC flexibility to FC. His strengths in the building game and the ability to shape the game from defense to the offensive are further plus points for the Cologne residents, which are based on higher goals in the second division.