Bad relationship with Krösche?
In all likelihood, Eintracht Frankfurt will – once again – lose a cornerstone of the strong sporting development of the past few years. like first “sky‘ and subsequently, coincidentally, ‘picture” such as “table football” reported, Ben Manga, initially chief scout of the “Adler” and since 2021 director of professional football, is about to jump to England. According to “Kicker”, the 48-year-old is in talks with second division club Watford there.
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In Frankfurt, Manga was responsible for the discovery of players such as Omar Mascarell, Luka Jović, Daichi Kamada, Tuta, Evan Ndicka and most recently Randal Kolo Muani, all of whom experienced significant increases in market value on the Main. The ex-professional from Equatorial Guinea was referred to in fan circles as “Pearl Diver”, “Eagle Eye” or “Gold Eye”. According to “Bild”, Manga has not had a good relationship with Markus Krösche, who has been the sports director since last year. In addition, the former chief scout is accused of not having made enough public appearances even after his rise in the club.
Media circus England right for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ben Manga?
As a result, TM user “bullriko” in the Eintracht forum is also skeptical whether a move to Watford would be the right thing for manga: “Honestly, I can’t imagine BM in such a managerial role and in the media hype in England that he is also here something of media shy. Even on Eintracht TV there are hardly any articles or interviews with him and he always stays in the background. Then as sports director to England in this crazy media circus? I don’t really know if that’s his thing… but ultimately it’s up to him to decide. (…)”
User “Adler84” meanwhile speculates: “If manga goes, no one will follow. Scouting is said to have changed under Krösche, more scouting by AI instead of people. With that comes the loss of responsibility for manga. A switch from manga would probably confirm this.”
Nothing against Watford, they certainly have more money in the second division than Eintracht.
But if Manga thinks he could be happy with the Pozzo family of investors, then I wish him strong skin. The number of trainers in the foreseeable period of time speaks for itself. I don’t begrudge him a move to England, but Ben… go for a reputable club! But maybe he will somehow become a kind of Head of Recruitment, where also for Udines …
Manga is still bound to Eintracht until 2026, according to “Bild” information, the Hessians would save up to 600,000 euros gross salary annually. His position should not be filled again because his form of scouting is no longer practiced in Frankfurt. In addition, when the change is completed, a transfer fee in the mid-six-digit range should flow.
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