Overview
- Both 1. FC Köln and Aarhus GF confirmed that 25-year-old right full-back Rasmus Carstensen will stay at Aarhus on a permanent transfer following his season-long loan.
- Aarhus had held a purchase option but let it lapse, prompting Köln and Aarhus to negotiate a separate agreement to complete the move.
- Carstensen was a regular in Aarhus’s title-winning season, contributing five goals and three assists in 30 appearances for the club.
- Köln CEO Thomas Kessler thanked Carstensen for his time at the club and described the loan as successful while Carstensen said he was grateful to Köln and wanted to return home to Denmark.
- Carstensen joined Köln in 2023 and had previous loan experience at Lech Poznań, and the permanent switch gives him steady first-team football and helps Aarhus retain a key player after their championship run.