December 25, 2023 at 9:40 p.m. by Thomas
The transfer of Randal Kolo-Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt to PSG was decided by a hair’s breadth.
The German national newspaper Bild reported in its edition today, the final hours of the transfer of striker Randal Kolo-Muani (25), since his departure from Eintracht Frankfurt to Paris Saint-Germain. While PSG contacted sporting director Markus Krösche just after the German market closed, his colleagues were unavailable. The vice-president, Philipp Reschke, is on his way back from the Conference League draw at Nice airport, and the financial director, Oliver Frankenbach, is planning a TV evening at his home in the Taunus, the next day being his birthday .
Discussions until the last moment with PSG
Meanwhile, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the boss of the Parisian club, tried several times to contact Hellmann, who was in a restaurant. Hellmann is that evening at the “Alter Haferkasten” restaurant in Neu-Isenburg, with only 2% battery left on his phone when he manages to negotiate the final deal for the transfer of Kolo Muani, finally accepting an offer of 95 million euros. The conclusion of the market is made official at the last minute before the French market closes, and the final details of the bonuses will be discussed in the following days.
Al-Khelaifi grateful to Eintracht Frankfurt management
Al-Khelaifi, grateful for the negotiations, testifies by phone and text message after midnight. Hellmann would later emphasize the importance of trusting relationships in this success, stating that “This agreement would not have been possible for Eintracht Frankfurt with many other clubs. » “It is still difficult to believe that a transfer of this scale could have been carried out in such a short period of time, without flawless cooperation between the members of the board of directors”he conceded afterwards according to comments reported by Bild.
Freely recruited from FC Nantes a season earlier, Randal Kolo-Muani finally brought in big returns for Eintracht Frankfurt, which completed the best transfer in the history of the German club and its biggest capital gain at the same time.
