Report: Tigges to Köln talks in "advanced stage"
NRW newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten reports that the transfer of Dortmund striker Steffen Tigges to 1. FC Köln might be imminent.
| Steffen Tigges. | Photo: Borussia Dortmund |
RN claims that Tigges has already agreed to personal terms with Köln and that a transfer fee of between €2 and €3 million is presently being negotiated. The article states that die Geißböcke have found their primary target; a promising young attacker who will not erode their (after the Salih Özcan transfer) estimated €3 million transfer surplus.
Tigges is said to bye the preferred candidate of head-coach Steffen Baumgart. A recently reported link with Leverkusen striker Joel Pohjanpalo--considered too iffy for the €2.5 million price tag--has left Christian Keller and the Effzeh front office eager to conclude a deal. Köln are also reportedly looking to add to their transfer surplus by shopping Ellyes Skhiri for less than half their desired price last summer.
