Eintracht Frankfurt: Martin Hinteregger jokes about transfer rumors
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Eintracht Frankfurt hopes to continue surfing the wave of success and is concerned with all kinds of personal details. Even if some rumors cause ridicule among those involved.
Frankfurt – The winter holidays were short, eleven, twelve days only for the professional footballers of Frankfurter Eintracht; there is not much time to replenish the energy store and vitalize the mind. But coach Oliver Glasner is not worried about his team, because they are hungry – and fit as a gym shoe. The Hessian ensemble, has a platform for betting friends, has the lowest body mass index in the league with an average value of 22.63 – the last is Borussia Dortmund with a BMI of 23.73, and BVB also has the top team Libra, a whopping 2673 kilos, Eintracht only 2281. BVB will also find food for the Frankfurt on Saturday (6.30 p.m. / live on TV and live stream) in the Waldstadion? It shouldn’t be that easy.
In any case, the Christmas break was not convenient for Eintracht, because they had just made a brilliant intermediate spurt with six wins from the seven Bundesliga games. On the other hand, the team – perfect BMI or not – was pretty tough towards the end of the series due to the European appearances. And now, three weeks after the final game against Mainz 05? Where does Eintracht Frankfurt stand before the first competitive game in the new year?
Eintracht Frankfurt will continue to ride the wave of success
Glasner hopes that the team will continue to ride the wave and that the laboriously acquired matter of course has not disappeared from the game. But of course he doesn’t know. Especially since the short preparation was a bit rugged, which also has to do with his crashing fall from the e-scooter with a fracture of the cheekbone and the following operation. Glasner is completely unimpressed by this, he is a tough dog in any case. So a battered trainer in preparation is still not completely optimal. In addition, like practically every club, Eintracht is increasingly afflicted by corona cases, five players have tested positive. Jens Grahl, Kristijan Jakic and Goncalo Paciencia have already been tested again, but Danny da Costa and Jesper Lindström are out.
And, by the way, there are always a few reports about players who should go best but don’t want to. Erik Durm is one of them, including Stefan Ilsanker, with Aymen Barkok, Ajdin Hrustic and Ragnar Ache, Eintracht would also be ready to talk. Surprisingly not at da Costa, the right-back is said to have signaled the sporting management that the coach wants to put more emphasis on him in the second half of the season. Even a contract extension does not seem to be ruled out.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Hinteregger comments on transfer rumors
Martin Hinteregger is one of the popular players. The Austrian cult player is associated with ex-coach Adi Hütter and Borussia Mönchengladbach should national player Matthias Ginter leave the Lower Rhine team this winter. The 29-year-old himself jokes about the rumor (“Hahah, that’s a bad insider”), but in Mönchengladbach these mind games actually exist. A high hurdle would be the transfer fee, which would be just under ten million euros. Too much for Borussia. In Frankfurt the first “Hinti”, who was frenetically celebrated against Mainz 05, is revered by the loyal fan base, but viewed internally and critically as externally. His first half of the season was mixed. The probability of a change is still low.
Eintracht is still looking for a defender with a left foot and came across Hrvoje Smolcic from HNK Rijeka. The 21-year-old is the captain of the Croatian third in the table, Eintracht is said to have offered two million euros, which Rijeka is too little for the home-grown tied up until 2023.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Hinteregger meets Haaland
The effort to Smolcic has no causal connection with Hinteregger, but rather with Evan Ndicka, who played a famous preliminary round and will be difficult to hold in the summer. The Frenchman could pour 15, 20 million into the coffers of the clammy club, there are no third-party investments. However, the 22-year-old will be leaving his last year of contract from the summer, which could depress the price. Consultants like to build a backdrop, on which the player would go through the one year and then go free of charge. Just like striker Randal Kolo Muani at FC Nantes. Eintracht cannot afford that at Ndicka, especially since a contract extension does not seem realistic at the moment.
Ndicka will also stand his ground against Borussia Dortmund, he is the best defensive player, elegant, fast, now even with forward speed and goal danger. The question is who will defend at his side, a lot for Hinteregger, with his force good to the mighty speaks of the Dortmund goal machine Erling Haaland would pass. Makoto Hasebe would then be out or would have to move into midfield.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Who will play next to Kamada?
The biggest question mark is the occupation of the offensive part alongside Daichi Kamada. Because Jesper Lindström, who was in great shape in the end, is out. The lightning-fast Dane would have been predestined to work the rather clumsy Mats at his own pace. Glasner could switch to two points, although there is actually no second attacker: Paciencia is more of a penalty area striker, also recovered from Co. Ragnar Ache has recently shown as a substitute why he is only a substitute. And Sam Lammers is Sam Lammers, one disappointment so far. Perhaps Glasner will try Ajdin Hrustic or another basic order.
He and his team have definitely earned the respect of the opponent. “Eintracht is very stable and has worked for months on end,” says BVB trainer Marco Rose. “There is a lot of force and energy coming towards us, but also football quality. They are a good team with good momentum. We have to be ready. “(Ingo Durstewitz)