1. FC Köln have signed Julian Krahl from RB Leipzig. The Germany under-19 goalkeeper joins on a free transfer and has signed a contract until 2022.

1. FC Köln have added a new face to the goalkeeping line-up in Julian Krahl. The Germany youth goalkeeper has joined on a free transfer and has signed a three-year deal.

“Julian is an incredibly talented goalkeeper, who has already collected experience with the first-team as part of the training set-up in Leipzig. With us, he will be playing with the under-21s, in order to continue developing into the men’s game,” said FC goalkeeping coach, Andreas Menger.

Julian Krahl was born on 22nd January 2000. The 19-year-old has gone through all the youth teams in the Leipzig football academy. This season, the 1.94m tall goalkeeper played 19 games in the A-Junioren Bundesliga Nord/Nordost. Since the under-15s, Krahl has been a regular member of the German youth teams and has been with the under-19s most recently.