Köln confirm loss of Thielmann, Ljubicic also doesn't train
FC Köln confirmed that Germany youth international winger Jan Thielmann would not be available for the final match of the season this Saturday.
| Jan Thielmann. | Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0 |
Köln seek to overtake Union Berlin for the final Europa League slot on the season's final matchday. Die Geißböcke conclude the season with a visit to Stuttgart whilst the capital city's Köpenick side play host to Bochum. The cathedral city side could also snatch the first UEL place away from Freiburg, though the matter of goal differential renders this outcome unlikely.
There may be more potentially bad news for the Effzeh as Thielmann's presumptive replacement, Dejan Ljubicic, also missed out on training Tuesday for "personal reasons". No further information about the Austrian's status was given.
ℹ️ #effzeh-Personal-Update:
— 1. FC Köln (@fckoeln) May 10, 2022
👉 @JanThielmann hat sich gegen Wolfsburg eine Bänderverletzung zugezogen und fällt für das letzte Saisonspiel aus.
👉 Sebastian Andersson trainiert individuell.
👉Dejan Ljubicic fehlt aus privaten Gründen. pic.twitter.com/lT3KIQb1J0