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Ljubicic moves to heart club Dinamo Zagreb – honor for the FC star!
Dejan Ljubicic is leaving 1. FC Köln on a free transfer and moving to Dinamo Zagreb. He aims to win titles.
Ljubicic moves to heart club Dinamo Zagreb – honor for the FC star!
27-year-old Dejan Ljubicic has found a new challenge and is leaving 1. FC Köln for Dinamo Zagreb. After four years at FC, in which he scored 16 goals in 122 competitive games, Ljubicic will now play for the club he loves. Loud T Online The Austrian footballer has signed a multi-year contract and will now wear the number 77 in Zagreb.
Ljubicic, who has been a loyal Dinamo Zagreb fan since childhood, is looking forward to fighting for titles with his new team. “It is a great honor for me to wear the Dinamo jersey,” he is quoted as saying. His brother Robert Ljubicic was also part of the club and played there until January 2024, which further strengthens the family connection to the club Transfer market reported.
A seamless transition
His contract with 1. FC Köln expires on June 30, 2025, so the club will not receive a transfer fee for him. In the past, FC had even rejected offers for Ljubicic from Wolfsburg in order to keep the talented player. Nevertheless, FC can now only look back on a good time with him, because after his departure the club has to reorient itself.
There is still news in Cologne: The club has extended the contract with goalkeeper Matthias Köbbing until 2027. He will continue to act as a training goalkeeper. The situation surrounding the young Tal Alessandro Blazic also remains exciting, who could potentially become number three among the professionals, but has not yet signed a new contract.
The look into the future
For the upcoming DFB Cup round, 1. FC Köln will once again face SSV Jahn Regensburg, a club from which they have been eliminated on penalties in the last two years. Sports director Thomas Kessler is optimistic about the debut of new coach Lukas Kwasniok and is eagerly awaiting the first results. The cup start will take place between August 15th and 18th, 2025 and promises a lot of excitement.
In addition, 1. FC Köln is also interested in the transfer of flexible offensive player Joel Monteiro from Young Boys Bern. With an estimated price tag of two to three million euros, this new signing could give the team new impetus, especially since Monteiro impressed with seven goals last season.
FC Cologne is going into the new season with some challenges. Despite Ljubicic's painful farewell, there is new impetus both in terms of squad planning and coaching discussions. It remains to be seen how things will develop further, also in light of the possible new commitments that are eagerly awaited, such as Football Transfers highlights.