Anthony Modeste is not in the 1. FC Köln squad for the first league game of the Bundesliga due to his almost certain move to runners-up Borussia Dortmund. “At the request of Tony Modeste, we reached an agreement in principle with BVB this afternoon about his move to BVB,” said FC Managing Director Christian Keller.
“Confirmation of the transfer is to be made after the medical check scheduled for tomorrow. That’s why we decided together that Tony won’t be in the squad today, even though Tony gave the clear signal that he wanted to play.” The 34-year-old Frenchman scored 20 goals last season.
Meanwhile, there is no newcomer in the starting XI at FC. Instead of the expected ex-Hoffenheimer Sargis Adamyan, Jan Thielmann and Florian Dietz play in the storm. The 24-year-old from the U23 makes his Bundesliga debut.
At Schalke, on the other hand, there are seven newcomers: goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow, Cedric Brunner and Maya Yoshida in defence, Tom Krauß, Alex Král and Tobias Mohr in midfield and Sebastian Polter up front. (dpa)
Source: Tagesspiegel
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