Eintracht Frankfurt: Dino Toppmöller about Mathys Tel and Jonathan Burkardt

U19 captain Chaikhoun to FCN

Dino Toppmöller looks back a little wistfully on the cancellation of Mathys Tel. “Unfortunately, it didn’t work in this case as we wanted it, but of course he also has to make the decision for himself,” said Eintracht Frankfurt coach “Sky” interview. In search of more time, the French storm talent of FC Bayern opted for Tottenham in winter, where he has so far reached eight missions (one goal), in which he was on average for 61 minutes.

Toppmöller already knows Tel from his time in Munich when he looked after him in 2022/23 as the assistant coach of Julian Nagelsmann. “Mathys was always an issue in several transfer periods because I know it and there is a connection,” reveals the 44-year-old, who has coached the SGE since summer 2023.

The Frankfurter were looking for a replacement for the top scorer Omar Marmoush (26), which was switched to Manchester City, in search of a replacement for Manchester City. Instead of Tel, 10 million euros for Tottenham and whose replacement could grow to over 60 million euros at a firm obligation, Eintracht invested twice for a good 30 million euros with Elye Wahi (22, Marseille) and Michy Bathshuayi (31, Galatasaray).

Most recently, Tel fell in the Hack order in the storm of the Spurs, against Chelsea (0-1) he was only used by the bank on Thursday evening. “Let’s see how long he’s there,” said Toppmöller, who will see the attacker again in the Europa League quarter-finals next Thursday (9 p.m.). Tel is “a great player, a good boy, a good person who will certainly go a great way.”

Meanwhile, Marmoush’s farewell was “not easy” to compensate. “If you break away a central building block like Omar in the middle of the season, then you have to adapt – without real preparation in winter. Sure, that’s not easy!” Said Toppmöller. “Just as the boys do it at the moment, you can say that they have moved a little more closely together and tried to do more about the collective.” It is a positive sign “when you see that so many players of us are in the focus of other clubs.” The Toppmöller worries less.

“Conversely, that we also work well on all fronts. That also makes us proud and is a privilege. Of course, as a coach, I would like these players to stay. But in the end there are of course other factors, if we look at the Omar case. If such an offer comes, you don’t want to install this path at first. And secondly, you can take a sum to a different level. Our ranks, which are very interesting or his skills from the Premier League or other leagues.

What Toppmöller says about Eintracht Frankfurt’s Burkardt interest

With this, the SGE wants to curl, for example, the Mainz striker Jonathan Burkardt (24). “Jonny is under contract with Mainz 05 and a few more years. Therefore, the Mainz is due to the fact that I do not answer this question. I can understand that the interest is there, but he is a player of another club and therefore I no longer want to say,” Toppmöller commented on the stubbornly holding rumor.

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	J. Burkardt
	Center forwarder
1.FSV Mainz 05 24 % E. Frankfurt Bundesliga Bundesliga

Toppmöller U19 captain Ayoub Chaikhoun (19) could not convince from his way. The midfield talent is drawn by “Sky” and “Picture“For the 1. FC Nürnberg, in which Chaikhoun is said to have signed a contract until 2029. The club is said to have prevailed in advertising against VfL Bochum, Hannover 96 and Olympique Marseille.

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	A. Chaikhoun
	Central midfield
Frankfurt U19 54 % 1.FC Nuremberg U19 DFB junior league – main round league A 2. Bundesliga

Toppmöller has to do without further and probably a little longer on goalkeeper Kevin Trapp (34), who will be represented by Kauã Santos (21) again on Saturday at Werder Bremen (6:30 p.m.). “He completed a training session with the team and had problems stretching his foot while playing long balls in large field training. He had too much stress on his shin and then unfortunately had to stop training. Everyone knows that Kevin Trapp is an outstanding goalkeeper. If he is 100 percent, he is a top goalkeeper. But at the moment it is not the case.”