Eintracht Frankfurt is planning the squad for the coming season and apparently has their sights set on a DFB star - but he is probably too expensive.
Frankfurt – Squad planning for next season is in full swing at Eintracht Frankfurt. With Krisztián Lisztes (Ferencvárosi), Nathaniel Brown (1. FC Nürnberg) and Aurèle Amenda (Young Boys Bern), a trio has already been confirmed, and further new additions are expected to follow soon. Among other things, Can Uzun from 1. FC Nürnberg is a hot candidate and a successor to Sebastian Rode is apparently high on the priority list.
Eintracht Frankfurt is looking for a successor to Sebastian Rode
“It is a very complex position because on the one hand you need good defensive discipline, but also resistance to pressing. You also have to find footballing solutions and show a certain level of consistency. It’s not easy to find a player like that,” said sports director Markus Krösche recently to the
Kicker sports magazine
.
According to information from
Sport Bild,
Eintracht Frankfurt has had such a player in its sights for a long time. It is said to be Pascal Groß, who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Premier League. The 32-year-old would be an immediate reinforcement for head coach Dino Toppmöller's team and could also take on a leadership role.
Eintracht Frankfurt is said to have been interested in the former Ingolstadt player last year. Pascal Groß spoke positively about the SGE at a press conference for the German national team in November last year: “Basically, I follow the Bundesliga very intensively. Contact with Germany was never broken. I watch a lot of games. Eintracht has done very, very well in recent years - with victory in the Europa League as the highlight. This is a great, big, traditional club.”
Pascal Groß apparently too expensive for Eintracht Frankfurt
However, a change does not seem very realistic because the German national player is simply too expensive, as
Sport Bild
reports. The package of transfer fee and salary is apparently not manageable for Eintracht Frankfurt. If the 32-year-old actually makes it into the squad for the home European Championship, that wouldn't make him any cheaper.
In any case, head coach Dino Toppmöller wants an experienced new addition to the defensive center. “In this area it would be good for us to have a player who is used to the three-day rhythm, but who also appears as a personality in the dressing room and leads the way. “That is an important factor, that in addition to the many great young players we have, some are leading the way,” he said in an interview with
Bild
. Krösche will have to find an experienced successor for his captain in the next few weeks and months – not an easy task for the sports director. (
smr
)