Less than two months ago, Iwdić left Widzewa Łódź to FC Koeln. Club from German 2. Bundesliga paid EUR 1.5 million for the Bosnian striker. It was primarily a very good autumn of Rondic, when he scored nine goals and had two assists in the Premier League.
– Rondić is now noticeable by a foreign club with large aspirations. He was an important player for us, but we understand his need for development and a chance to play in a team fighting for promotion to the Bundesliga – at the beginning of February, the then sports director of Widzewa Tomasz Wichniarek said.
The problem is that for now Rondic's contribution to the game and FC Koeln results are minimal. Until now, the 26-year-old played in five matches 2. Bundesliga (174 minutes) and 40 minutes in the German Cup meeting with Bayer Leverkusen (2: 3). Rondić did not impress in any of the performances.
Bosniak showed up so badly that German media prophesy that he would leave the colony in the summer! But everything indicates that Rondić will not be the only striker who will say goodbye to the club. “Bild” announced that if FC Koeln returns to the Bundesliga, he will sell all the attackers. “The quality of the attack is not enough to the Bundesliga” – we read in the text.
Rondia at the outlet from FC Koeln
Journalists emphasized that although FC Koeln ranks second in the league table, it has one of the worst attacks in the competition. The Gerhard Struube team scored only 40 goals in 26 matches, and only seven teams of 2nd Bundesliga are less effective. In the second part of the season, only the last goals scored less in the Regensburg table.
“In winter, FC Koeln has acquired Rondic for EUR 1.5 million. And the fans are wondering now, why. Rondić was only an option C and even in the 2nd Bundesliga is only a strengthening of the depth of the composition. He lacks the quality that the game in the Bundesliga requires” – wrote in the text.
If FC Koeln is promoted, in the summer, Sargis Adaman, Steffen Tigges and Florian Dietz may leave the club. A problem for the club may be the Rondic Agreement, which was associated with FC Koeln until the end of June 2029.
Bosniak went to Widzewa in the summer of 2023. At the club he played 55 matches and scored 16 goals.