FC Köln: Contracts extended - Million deal with RheinEnergie!

FC Köln: Contracts extended - Million deal with RheinEnergie!

In May 2023, the fans of 1. FC Köln reported about the possible departures of regular players. The term "squad conversion" is still present in view of expiring contracts. A dozen contracts expire until summer 2024, and a similar number follows in the summer of 2025. Christian Keller, the club's sports director, was able to hold most of the top performers; Only Jeff Chabot and Davie Selke left the club. Record players like Eric Martel, Florian Kainz and Jan Thielmann stayed with FC.

Dejan Ljubicic said that he can imagine remaining in Cologne, especially in the event of a climb. Linton Maina, whose contract will also soon end, expressed the wish to play in the Bundesliga, preferably at 1. FC Köln. Marvin Obuz sees no reason to change the club and wants to bite through. Eric Martel has a long -term contract until 2026 and currently sees no reason for a change. However, the situation could change until the summer of 2024, depending on the sporting developments, such as comee-on-fc.com reported.

contract extensions and financial planning

The 1. FC Köln has agreed to extend the contract with RheinEnergie by 2029, which secured the association around five million euros annually. This deal offers planning security during the ongoing renovation work in the stadium. Markus Rejek, FC marketing manager, expressed relief about the contract. In future, FC Köln will receive almost five million euros a year instead of 3.5 million euros, such as Geissblog.koeln reported.

The main partners of the association include the Rewe Group as the main sponsor by 2025 with around 7.5 million euros annually. Other partnerships exist with the supplier Hummel by 2027, which pays around four million euros annually, as well as Telekom, which has been acting as a technology partner since 2021 and also extended its contract until 2028 in August 2023.

• name sponsor: RheinEnergie (until 2029, 5 million euros annually)
annually
• sleeve sponsor: DEVK (until 2025, around 2 million euros annually)
• exclusive partner Auto: Ford (for 30 years, until 2025)
• beer partner: gaffel (since 2002, until 2025)

In addition, important contracts such as Rewe, Devk, Ford and Gaffel are available until 2025, so that Rejek is under pressure to achieve further sponsorship results.