Max Meyer joins Cologne until the end of the season
Cologne have signed midfielder Max Meyer on a deal until the end of the 2020/21 season.
Meyer, 25, joins Cologne on a free transfer after being released by English Premier League side Crystal Palace earlier in the month. He returns to the Bundesliga after two-and-a-half years in London, having previously made 192 appearances for Schalke after coming through their Knappenschmiede academy, scoring 22 goals and providing 23 assists.
“The decisive thing for me was to be able to play. I want to take my chance at FC to show myself at a top level and help the club to stay up,” Meyer said of his signing.
“He can play in various positions across the midfield, is an intelligent player, assured on the ball and also likes to shoot. That’s what Max wants to bring to us until the end of the season and once again prove his quality in the Bundesliga,” added Cologne managing director Horst Heldt.
Meyer will wear the No.13 shirt and joins the Billy Goats with them 16th in the table, five points clear of automatic relegation and only two short of Arminia Bielefeld, who Cologne host on Sunday of Matchday 19, in guaranteed safety.
Related news
Reus on the Champions League final and his BVB exit
The Dortmund legend spoke exclusively to bundesliga.com about his upcoming departure from his boyhood club, the UEFA Champions League final and much more.
Ter Stegen: Made in the Bundesliga
He made his name in the Bundesliga and is now Barcelona's captain, but what else is there to know about the former Gladbach 'keeper?
Who will qualify for Europe on the final day?
The five qualifiers for the 2024/25 Champions League are confirmed, but at least two more European places are up for grabs and some six teams in contention on the final day.