Game 1 to Kolo Muani
Lots of money in the bank, but little quality on the offensive: After the late departure of star striker Randal Kolo Muani, Eintracht Frankfurt only averted the first defeat of the season in the Bundesliga with difficulty. Without the Frenchman, who switched to Paris Saint-Germain for 95 million euros, the Hessians couldn’t get past a 1-1 (0-1) draw against 1. FC Köln on Sunday. With his goal in the 87th minute, Deadline Day new signing Niels Nkounkou saved Eintracht at least one point. Florian Kainz (43rd) put the still winless Cologne team in front of 54,000 fans with a penalty kick.
Cologne earned the draw with a lot of struggle and passion. The Hessians, on the other hand, were clearly shown that the offensive without Kolo Muani and Daichi Kamada and Jesper Lindström, who had already left, would not meet higher standards again.
Frankfurt’s sports director Markus Krösche described the agreement with the French record champions as “no alternative” late on Friday evening, since the reintegration of the 24-year-old attacker after his training strike would have been “very, very difficult”. “Sometimes you have to decide: not, you find the smallest possible denominator, but you prevent the greatest possible damage,” said Krösche before the kick-off on the “DAZN” streaming service.
The fans clearly expressed their opinion of the change posse. “Kohle Muani – Money doesn’t change character, it only makes it visible,” was written on a banner. Krösche did not want to comment on the unpleasant circumstances surrounding the transfer.
The Hessians dominated the game for long stretches even without Kolo Muani. Despite clear field advantages, there were hardly any chances because the attacking power was lacking. Omar Marmoush could not replace the runner-up on an equal footing and had to vacate his place in the center of attack for Jessic Ngankam midway through the second half.
Junior Dinah Ebimbe was the only danger in the first half, but he lacked the necessary precision three times at the end. Cologne cleverly narrowed the spaces in front of their own penalty area and started tentative offensive actions towards the end of the first half, one of which led to success. Eric Martel was knocked off his feet by Philipp Max in the Eintracht penalty area, and Kainz coldly converted the penalty that was due.
After the change, Frankfurt pushed for an equaliser, but with a bit of luck Cologne survived the pressure phase unscathed. As the season progressed, the hosts could think of less and less in front of the opposing goal, so that FC were already dreaming of their first win of the season. But then Nkounkou hit the corner with a well-placed low shot just before the end and saved his team from the impending bankruptcy.
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Robin Koch | Leeds -> Entry Frankfurt | Market value: €18 million
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Rental fee 500,000 euros
(In this gallery, arrivals and departures are taken into account and listed according to market value or transfer fee, whichever is higher. As of September 2, 2023)
Marcel Sabitzer | FC Bayern -> BVB | Market value: €20 million
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Transfer fee: €19 million
Konstantinos Mavropanos | Stuttgart -> West Ham | Transfer fee: €20 million
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Ramy Bensebaini | Gladbach -> BVB | Market value: €20 million
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free transfer
Wataru Endo | VfB Stuttgart -> Liverpool | Transfer fee: €20 million
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Market value: €6.5 million
Granite Xhaka | Arsenal -> Bayer 04 | Market value: €20 million
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Transfer fee: €15 million
Nicolas Seiwald RB Salzburg -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €20 million
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Market value: €20 million
Raphael Guerreiro | BVB -> Bayern Munich | Market value: €20 million
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free transfer
Victor Boniface | Union SG -> Bayer 04 | Transfer fee: €20.5 million
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Market value €12 million
Djibril Sov | Entry Frankfurt -> Seville | Market value: €22 million
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Transfer fee: €10 million
Nathan Tella | Southampton -> Leverkusen | Transfer fee: €23.3 million
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Market value: €18 million
Christoph Baumgartner Hoffenheim -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €24 million
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Market value: €24 million
Benjamin Sesko | RB Salzburg -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €24 million
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Market value: €24 million
Alejandro Grimaldo | Benfica -> Bayer 04 | Market value: €25 million
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free transfer
Kevin Shame | SC Freiburg -> FC Brentford | Transfer fee: €25 million
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Market value: €25 million (obligatory purchase)
Brenden Aaronson | Leeds -> Union Berlin | Market value: €25 million
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loan
Lovro Mayer | Stade Rennes -> Wolfsburg | Transfer fee: €25 million
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Market value: €20 million
Daichi Kamada | Eintracht Frankfurt -> Lazio | Market value: €27 million
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free transfer
Konrad Laimer | RB Leipzig -> FC Bayern | Market value: €28 million
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free transfer
Evan Ndicka | Frankfurt -> AS Roma | Market value: €28 million
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free transfer
Felix Nmecha | Wolfsburg -> BVB | Transfer fee: €30 million
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Market value: €15 million
Sadio Mané | FC Bayern -> Al-Nassr FC | Transfer fee: €30 million
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Market value: €25 million
Lukeba Castle | O. Lyon -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €30 million
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Market value: €25 million
Jesper Lindstrom | E. Frankfurt -> Napoli | Transfer fee: €30 million
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Market value: €28 million
Marcus Thuram | Gladbach -> Inter | Market value: €32 million
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free transfer
Loïs Openda | RC Lens -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €38.5 million
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Market value: €35 million
Xavi Simons | PSG -> Leipzig | Market value: €40 million
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loan
Benjamin Pavard | FC Bayern -> Inter | Market value: €40 million
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Transfer fee: €30 million
Ryan Gravenberch | FC Bayern -> Liverpool | Transfer fee: €40 million
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Market value: €30 million
Mickey van de Ven | Wolfsburg -> Tottenham | Transfer fee: €40 million
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Market value: €30 million
Lucas Hernandez | FC Bayern -> PSG | Market value: €45 million
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Transfer fee: €45 million
Moussa Diaby | Bayer 04 -> Aston Villa | Transfer fee: €55 million
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Market value: €50 million
Min Jae Kim | Napoli -> Bayern Munich | Market value: €60 million
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Transfer fee: €50 million
Dominik Szoboszlai | Leipzig -> Liverpool | Transfer fee: €70 million
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Transfer fee: €50 million
Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig -> Chelsea | Market value: €80 million
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Transfer fee: €60 million
Josko Gvardiol | RB Leipzig -> Man City | Transfer fee: €90 million
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Market value: €75 million
Randal Kolo Muani | E. Frankfurt -> PSG | Transfer fee: €95 million
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Market value: €80 million
Harry Kane | Tottenham -> Bayern Munich | Transfer fee: €100 million
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Market value: €90 million
Jew Bellingham | BVB -> Real Madrid | Market value: €120 million
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Transfer fee: €103 million
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