Bundesliga - Baumgart backs up demand: Ljubicic should stay
Coach Steffen Baumgart of relegation-threatened Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln has backed up his demand not to sell Dejan Ljubicic in the winter. "I have made it clear that I don't want a regular player to be sold. Everyone can understand that," said Baumgart on Friday regarding internal discussions at FC.
There had recently been reports that Cologne might have to sell Ljubicic in the winter in order to be able to afford further reinforcements. "If the reinforcement involves us selling one of our best players of the past two years, then I have a problem with that," Baumgart had already said this week and indirectly called for other sources of money to be found. The FC coach has now rowed back a little on this. "I know where I signed; what problems we have; what we are good at and what we are not good at," said Baumgart.
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- Dejan Ljubicic, a key player for 1. FC Cologne in the last two years, has been a subject of discussion for potential sales to secure additional reinforcements for the club, as mentioned by Coach Steffen Baumgart.
- Steffen Baumgart, the coach of 1. FC Cologne, who is facing relegation in the Bundesliga, has expressed his opposition to selling Ljubicic during the winter transfer window, stating that he doesn't want to part ways with a vital player.
- Ljubicic, a valuable asset to 1. FC Cologne, hails from North Rhine-Westphalia, where the Bundesliga club is based, and Coach Baumgart believes selling him would negatively impact their team's performance in the German top-tier league.
- Although Steffen Baumgart initially suggested finding alternative sources of income if selling Ljubicic was needed to secure reinforcements, he has now reconsidered his stance, acknowledging the importance of the Serbian midfielder to the club's strategy in the Bundesliga.
Source: www.stern.de
