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How courted is Randal Kolo Muani from Paris? © imago
Eintracht Frankfurt remains relaxed, Niclas Füllkrug is said not to be an issue and Kristijan Jakic suddenly increases in value.
After losing 4-0 to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga opener against Bayern Munich, Werder striker Niclas Füllkrug, who was willing to change, said to the smart reporter question about his whereabouts in Bremen that the question was “not of interest” to him, maybe for the spectators, but not for him. Then he said goodbye politely and trudged into the dressing room. Now the national player has made it as the next well-known professional on the list of possible successors to Frankfurt super attacker Randal Kolo Muani. At least “Bild” reports that the Bremen team wants about 20 million euros for the 30-year-old.
Eintracht Frankfurt sees it a little differently, not just with the amount of the transfer fee. “We are currently not dealing with this topic,” says Eintracht. Whether there is an invisible “as of now” resonates remains to be seen.
A corridor
The Hessians are still not assuming that they want to sell their star striker, especially since, contrary to what is often portrayed, Paris Saint-Germain, the hottest prospect, has not made any further improved offers, according to Eintracht. So far, sports director Markus Krösche alone has had the offer from Sunday morning for around 65 million euros, an offer that “does not meet the expectations” of Frankfurt, as Krösche immediately emphasized.
It’s supposed to be 100 million. Kolo Muani will almost certainly play Levski Sofia in the first playoff game of the Conference League on Thursday, maybe even another season in Frankfurt. Because the fact that Paris has not made another increased offer since the weekend is considered rather unusual. And the time of harmony is now playing into the cards a bit, you don’t do such a deal between door and hinge – the long tug of war between Harry Kane and Bayern Munich is still remembered. And the end of the transfer period on September 1, 6 p.m. is getting closer.
In addition, it does not currently look as if Kolo Muani would actively pursue a change and, for example, work to rule, act listlessly or even consider a strike. “He’s a good boy,” says Krösche for days.
This is also Kristijan Jakic. The respectable destroyer in Frankfurt’s midfield has come into the public eye a little in the last few days in the shadow of the all-encompassing alternating theater around Randal Kolo Muani. That was surprising because the Croatian with the big fighting spirit hadn’t attracted much attention in the pre-season, he was mostly pushed to the right-back post, a position he filled, but his strengths lie elsewhere. It was also clear that if things got serious, either Tuta or Robin Koch would be used. In the cup game against Lok Leipzig, Jakic was part of the squad but did not play. And then, six minutes into the first league game, the number 6 suddenly lights up, Kristijan Jakic’s number. He came into play for the ailing Sebastian Rode – in a position much more offensive than he was used to, even before the actual six Ellyes Skhiri. After initial orientation difficulties, he pulled himself out of the affair quite properly
And was suddenly targeted by VfB Stuttgart. They are desperately looking for a clearer since Wataru Endo’s quick departure to Liverpool FC, they felt it in Hessian, but coach Dino Toppmöller felt not very willing to let the all-rounder go in view of Captain Rode’s renewed absence.
Thin staffing
Incidentally, how quickly the value of a player can increase is also shown by Jakic’s personnel. Originally, the 26-year-old was not included in the extensive list of players who had been registered for the two playoff games against Levski Sofia. For “sporting reasons”, as it was called, not because everything is already clear with Stuttgart. However, this list was already drawn up on August 18, before the first Bundesliga match day, and Sebastian Rode was of course also on it, as he only got injured two days later. Now Kristijan Jakic (instead of the captain) is to be nominated for the two games. Incidentally, the game in the Bulgarian capital (7 p.m.) will be streamed live and in color by RTL+
Basically, Eintracht cannot afford Jakic to leave either: Because the number of personnel in defense is not that big, Tuta, who trained reasonably symptom-free on Tuesday, Robin Koch, Makoto Hasebe, Willan Pacho, Hrvoje Smolcic are the candidates for the Back three, the previously preferred defensive constellation. And despite all his routine, Hasebe will not play every game, whether Smolcic meets the highest standards is an open question, and Rode’s susceptibility to injury is known. So far, of course, the new coach Dino Toppmöller has succeeded in one thing: the defense is much more stable than last year, three clean sheets in a row make that clear.
2023-08-23 02:54:00
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