Despite new raft of injuries, Köln complete Ehizibue transfer
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey
Udinese Calcio officially unveiled Köln's Kingsley Ehizibue as a new signing on Tuesday.
1. FC Köln sporting director Christian Keller has promised that the club will compensate for the departure on the transfer market in the coming days.
1. FC Köln sporting director Christian Keller has promised that the club will compensate for the departure on the transfer market in the coming days.
Kingsley Ehizibue | Sandro Halank CC-BY-SA 4.0 |
Though the move had been in the works for sometime, injuries sustained by the squad during this weekend's 0-0 draw with Stuttgart suddenly leave the Effzeh very thin in the defensive ranks. Defenders Julian Chabot and starting right-back Benno Schmitz are among those questionable for the next encounter.
Köln sporting director Christian Keller has promised that the club will remain active in the final 48 hours of the transfer window in order to strengthen the squad. Yesterday, the executive acknowledged that "a new situation had arisen" in light of the inures. Köln paid tribute to Ehizibue's three years of service on their social media feed, acknowledging that Ehizibue had brought much to the club with his energy and attitude.
Kingsley Ehizibue verlässt den #effzeh und wechselt in die Serie A zu @Udinese_1896.
— 1. FC Köln (@fckoeln) August 30, 2022
Danke für deinen Einsatz, deine positive Art, gute Laune und dafür, dass du dich immer in den Dienst des Clubs gestellt hast! Wir werden dich vermissen, Easy! ❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/KEFyVKjt3p
👋 #Ehizibue ⚪️⚫️ pic.twitter.com/lWBMX2j8Zh
— Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) August 29, 2022