Filip Kostic goes on strike and refuses to do Eintracht training
Stand: 27.08.2021| Reading time: 2 minutes
In the afternoon, Eintracht Frankfurt was still happy about the draw for the Europa League. Then came the bang in the final training. Filip Kostic was missing. The Serb has gone on strike to force a move to Italy.
AIn the afternoon the world was still all right at Eintracht. When they return to the European football stage, the Frankfurters expect challenging but solvable tasks. The Hessian Bundesliga team got interesting opponents for the group stage of the modified Europa League.
Eintracht meets the Greek champion Olympiacos Piraeus, the Turkish record champion Fenerbahce Istanbul with ex-national player Mesut Özil and the Belgian representative Royal Antwerp.
However, it is extremely questionable whether Filip Kostic will take part in Eintracht’s trip to Europe. According to information from “Bild”, the 28-year-old Serb refused final training on Friday before the Bundesliga guest game at Arminia Bielefeld and also informed coach Oliver Glasner that he would be leaving the club and therefore not with the Hessians for the game this Saturday ( 3.30 p.m. / Sky) wants to travel. Kostic is heavily courted by Lazio.
A demeanor that the people of Dortmund in particular know. With Ousmane Dembélé and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, they made two acquaintances with professionals who threatened to stop working to force a change. With success. Demebélé moved to FC Barcelona in 2018, Aubameyang to FC Asenal six months later.
Kostic will still travel to Istanbul
Frankfurt’s sports director Markus Krösche indirectly confirmed the incident to the “Bild” newspaper. “Of course, Filip’s approach irritates us a lot. We have always got to know him as a strong personality, so we are very surprised at his behavior – especially because he still has an ongoing contract with us and there is no offer, ”said Krösche.
So it’s over for the time being with the good mood among European Cup participants. “It’s a great group. Olympiakos and Fenerbahce are big names in European club football. Antwerp was recently in the group stage of the Europa League. We are delighted to have the opportunity to compete with top clubs in Europe, “said Eintracht coach Oliver Glasner, commenting on the group D ticket and conveying confidence:” Our goal is very clear that we will overwinter in the Europa League. “
The anticipation is also great at Krösche: “Europe is something very special for Eintracht Frankfurt.” By the way, Kostic wouldn’t have to do without that. Lazio face Lok Moscow, Olympique Marseille and Galatasaray Istanbul in Group E of the Europa League.
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