Kalimuendo to Frankfurt: Loan Deal Confirmed | Winter Transfer News

As of: January 7, 2026 8:48 p.m

Eintracht Frankfurt has made further reinforcements for the attack. Arnaud Kalimuendo joins on loan from Nottingham Forest. The Frenchman has been the focus of Hessen for a long time.

Another transfer at Eintracht Frankfurt: Arnaud Kalimuendo comes to Main on loan from Nottingham Forest. The Hessian Bundesliga soccer team announced this on Wednesday. The rental fee is around 1.5 million euros. Eintracht also has a purchase option worth around 27 million euros for the summer. Important: According to hr-sport information, there is no obligation to purchase. The people of Frankfurt can look at the development of Kalimuendo and then decide.

“With Arnaud Kalimuendo, we are signing a striker who, despite his young age, has already played at a consistently high level in Ligue 1. He combines speed, depth runs and finishing ability with a very high willingness to work against the ball,” the sports director was quoted as saying in a statement on Wednesday evening. It was crucial for Eintracht that Kalimuendo not only fit the team athletically but also in terms of character. “Arnaud has the ambition to develop further and we are convinced that he will find an environment with us in which he can fully exploit his potential,” said Krösche.

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The Frenchman had not been in the starting line-up once in the Premier League this season and was substituted on nine times. After all, he was the only leader in the Europa League to be on the pitch at kick-off three times, scoring two goals. His quota from the previous season in the French Ligue 1 appears remarkable: in 33 games he scored 17 goals and four assists for Lens. Kalimuendo went through all of France’s U-national teams and also played for PSG before moving to Rennes.

Kalimuendo is the next transfer from Hessen for the attack. That was already clear Signing Younes Ebnoutalib from Elversberg. The change for the Japanese left-back was also announced before Christmas Keita Kosugi. On New Year’s Day, the Hessians announced the departure of Elye Wahi, who was loaned out to OGC Nice. Then on January 2nd Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab was appointed by Hoffenheim II reported as access.

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