Eintracht Frankfurt’s sports director
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Eintracht Frankfurt’s sports director Markus Krösche has indicated his interest in midfield talent Tom Bischof from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and dismissed rumors of top scorer Omar Marmoush’s departure to Manchester City. When asked about wooing the 19-year-old bishop, Krösche said (via “sge4ever.de“) in a media round: “He’s a good player.” Local journalists report that Krösche even confirmed the SGE’s interest in the U20 national player.
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When making new commitments, they want to ensure that the salary structure is maintained. “Then you also have to convince the player. We have done this many times in the past and we want to clearly show the players how we want to develop them further. Which weaknesses can be worked on without losing his strengths? We explain to him his role and what it means for his career with a move to Frankfurt. After that, it’s up to the player. It’s always about presenting the advantages of Eintracht Frankfurt,” said the manager on Tuesday.
According to the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“Looking at Bishop’s perspective, there is a lot to be said for unity. TSG is threatened with losing the promising market value winner for free in the summer; a transfer is only possible this winter. Interested parties are also said to include FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Juventus Turin. But TSG hasn’t given up yet and wants to convince Bishop of an extension “with the utmost conviction,” as sports director Andreas Schicker explained around Christmas.
The SGE has not yet heard anything from Man City, which according to the Telegraph is pushing for a Marmoush transfer. “There was no contact, no call. Nothing at all,” stated Krösche. In general, there is no idea of hiring a professional in the winter. “There are always extreme situations and then you have to re-evaluate them. But something extraordinary would have to happen. It’s normal to get interested when you have such a hit rate. He feels comfortable here and he enjoys it. He’s not 20 anymore and can classify the rumors.” The 25-year-old Marmoush had the best half-series of his career, managed 18 goals plus 12 assists in 24 competitive games and increased his market value from 22 million to 40 million and most recently to 60 million Euro.
Eintracht Frankfurt: The stand with Dina Ebimbe and Hauge
Midfielder Junior Dina Ebimbe (25), who was rarely used in the first half of the season, should also stay on the Main. “We have a lot of competition at his position. He wasn’t there because other players were better at the position. Two years ago the team formed itself and now they have options. Others were simply better at that time. This doesn’t always have anything to do with the player himself. We have grown as a club and then it happens that you end up sitting on the bench. We don’t want to give him up. He wants more playing time and that’s clear,” said Krösche.
Left winger Jens Petter Hauge (25), who returned from BodøGlimt after his loan expired, is wearing the Frankfurt colors again for the time being. A purchase option of 5.5 million euros was said to have been negotiated, but the Norwegians apparently want to pay significantly less. Krösche revealed: “They didn’t take advantage of the option and we wanted to get the agreed sum. They wanted him, but not for the agreed sum. There are a few clubs that are interested, but nothing concrete.”
The Eintracht sports director does not take third place for granted after 15 match days and does not want this to be seen as an expectation. “You still have to see: with Dortmund, Leverkusen, Leipzig and Bayern, we still have teams that are sometimes two steps further than us. Stuttgart and Freiburg also play at a very high level,” said Krösche, according to the “Hesse show“. Although the team “didn’t overperform”. “On the whole, we are rightly where we are now.” The club is in 6th place in the Bundesliga in terms of squad value with 321 million euros.