Köln continue to monitor Leeds bust Sebastiaan Bornauw (27) after failed January transfer | OneFootball

Rumors linking Leeds United defender Sebastiaan Bornauw with a return to 1. FC Köln are surfacing yet again. Sport Bild reports that Germany’s cathedral city club are prepared to make another push for the Premier League transfer bust this summer, provided they can avoid relegation from the Bundesliga. 

Sebastiaan Bornauw recently saw a Köln transfer collapse

The German tabloid offers up new details on rumors surfacing during the January transfer window regarding a Bundesliga return for Bornauw. According to Sport Bild, all parties involved reached an agreement in principle. Everything collapsed at the last minute due to a shortage of defensive options at Leeds.

Leeds head coach Daniel Farke turned to Bornauw in late January and early February. Seven of the 29-year-old’s nine overall EPL appearances came during that stretch. Unfortunately, it’s been back to the bench for the Belgian international since.

Bornauw has sat unused on the bench in the last five league fixtures. The limited action that he did see under Farce nevertheless enabled him to raise his estimated market value up from €5m to €8m in the Transfermarkt January update.

Will Bornauw be sold?

This seems highly unlikely. Bornauw certainly won’t be on the move back to the Domstadt if Köln are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. Bornauw’s move from Wolfsburg to Yorkshire this past summer also saw him ink a long-term deal valid until 2029. 

Die Geißböcke – just as they did this past January – will be seeking a loan deal. Bornauw himself presumably still wishes to return to Köln; a club at which he’s considered something of a hero after playing an important role in helping them avoid relegation in 2021.

GGFN | Peter Weis