Anthony Modeste shot 1. FC Köln into European competition. Coach Steffen Baumgart now emphasizes that he wants the 20-goal man from France to stay with “Effzeh”.

The 20-goal man: 1. FC Köln’s top striker, Anthony Modeste (34), scored 20 league goals for the club last season. Coach Steffen Baumgart is now in favor of his protégé staying: “I would like to have him here. Not just as a footballer, but above all as a person,” said Baumgart to the “Express”.

“Tony” stays: Although rumors of a Modeste change have recently arisen, Baumgart is confident that the Frenchman can be kept. “Tony has a contract and I’m happy that he’s here,” said the coach of the future European Cup participant. “I can’t assess what will happen if an offer comes.”

Baumgart stays: Baumgart also has concrete ideas about his own future at “Effzeh”. He has always emphasized that he will not come to Cologne to switch to a bigger club a little later. Instead, Baumgart sees 1. FC Köln as “a big club and (he) wants to be successful with it”.

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