Successor Zetterer on approach
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Kevin Trapp is back in Paris. The ex-captain of Eintracht Frankfurt leaves the SGE as its record goalkeeper in the Bundesliga and joins Paris FC. The 35-year-old receives a contract until 2028 at the Ligue-1 promoter. The French capital already knows Trapp very well from his station at Paris Saint-Germain, for which he played 91 games. The Hesse picks Michael Zetterer from Werder Bremen as the successor.
According to reports, an amount of one million euros is due as a transfer for Trapp. In addition, with the transfer one year before the end of the contract, the SGE can save a salary of EUR 3.5 million. In Paris, it is supposed to collect at least the same salary. There is also a perspective for the time after the active career.
The veteran returned from PSG to Frankfurt in 2019 for 7 million euros. From 2012 to 2015 he had been active for the eagles for the first time, and also loan in 2018/19. Trapp has a total of 383 missions, including 293 in the Bundesliga. He had been number one at the Hesse for many years, but would have had to sit on the bench behind Kauã Santos again. Robin Koch took over his captaincy.
At Paris FC, who has had two financially strong investors in the back with the luxury group LVMH and the Austrian beverage manufacturer Red Bull since October, Trapp is said to compete with OBED NKAMBADIO, who was guarding the goal in the promotion season. The 22-year-old stood in all 34 games between the posts and kept the zero 15 times. At the start of the new season there was a 0-1 at the Angers SCO. Next, Olympique Marseille is waiting on Saturday.
Another factor for the change is on a family -level trapp’s fiancee izabel Goulart, which he met at PSG during his time and which as a model in the French capital has her home in. The “Picture“People also speculated that Trapp could also act as the advertising view for the luxury brand Louis Vuitton belonging to the LVMH group.
Voices from Eintracht Frankfurt to say goodbye to Trapp
“Farewell to Kevin Trapp is difficult for us – mostly for him. For years he was one of the faces of the Eintracht, captain and leaders, and has contributed decisively to our successes. Because of his achievements and merits, it was a matter of course for us to meet his change of change. Despite his farewell, Kevin will always stay part of Eintracht Frankfurt – and always welcome the sports director Markus Krösche.
And Trapp explained in detail: “Today it is difficult for me to find the right words. Because I have to pack two feelings: anticipation and sadness in one: I am looking forward to a new chapter, but at the same time I am sad to have to say Eintracht finally. I was and staying eagle. I grew up, grown up at Frankfurt – ripe – as a footballer and as a person. We have a chapter. And now I am not able to get new experiences.