Victory is an important milestone
For Eintracht Frankfurt, winning the Europa League Cup is both sporting and financial.
Frankfurt/Main – “For the expected alignment of the club, it is a milestone, also because we had high losses in the Corona years, »said Markus Krösche, sports director of the Bundesliga soccer team, on Monday. Winning the title in the final against Glasgow Rangers was the crowning glory and an “extraordinary event and experience”.
Even so, its box season record in view of the elimination in the first round of the DFB Cup at Waldhof Mannheim and eleventh place in the Bundesliga. “Of course, the joy of winning the Europa League and entering the Champions League outweighs it, but we know that all that glitters is not gold. We still have to improve, »said Krösche.
After moving into the Champions League, the Hessians want to cut a good figure there too. “We want to survive the group stage. That is the goal,” said Krösche. Possible group opponent are FC Barcelona, Italy’s runners-up Inter Milan and Europa League final opponents Glasgow Rangers. The Scots still have to qualify.
Despite the millions in revenue from the Europa League and the expected money from the premier class, Eintracht does not want to take on financial responsibility for player transfers. “That’s the mistake you can’t make,” warned the sports director.
He left open whether top performers such as winger Filip Kostic, left-back Evan Ndicka or midfielder Daichi Kamada would stay in Frankfurt. Krösche said: “The next few days will show how this develops.” (dpa)