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Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler is set to join Sydney from 1. FC Köln. The story was first reported on 9 July and is backed by 2 reports, including 2 from tier-1 sources, led by @FabrizioRomano. A reported fee of €1m is on the table.
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🚨💥 Paul Okon-Engstler to 1. FC Köln - DONE DEAL ✔️ Full agreement reached with Sydney FC. Transfer fee: around €1m. Contract until 2030 agreed. Last details between player/Köln to be clarified. The transfer of the 21 y/o No. 6/8 is independent of Edson Álvarez. Medical and signing are scheduled for next week for the Australia World Cup midfielder and left-footer, post @FabrizioRomano. @SkySportDE 🇦🇺
🚨🇦🇺 EXCL: Paul Okon-Engstler will join 1. FC Köln from Sydney, here we go! Full agreement with Socceroos player as Köln will pay €1m fee. Medical and signing scheduled for next week. 🐐 https://t.co/FK1iOW617g
Aggregated from public reports by football journalists. Signal strength reflects reporting reliability — not the probability of the deal happening, and not a betting market.
Reported by 2 — 2 tier-1, 0 tier-2.
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Clubs chasing Okon-Engstler — leading bid pinned.
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