Nkounkou on Eintracht Frankfurt’s list of candidates for defense

Four stations since 2020

The 22-year-old left-back Niels Nkounkou has already played four professional games in three years. According to reports, a fifth station could be added shortly: the Frenchman is said to have aroused desires at Eintracht Frankfurt, which is working on the defensive department for the new season after the departures of Evan Ndicka, Almamy Touré and Jan Schröder.

The left foot had recently been signed by AS Saint-Étienne from Everton for 2 million euros after a previous loan. Nkounkou contributed 14 goals in 20 league games for the French second division club last season. His market value had doubled since the summer of 2022, the 1.80 meter tall winger has experience from a total of six international professional leagues, including the Premier League, Ligue 1 and Jupiler Pro League. The left-footed player from Pontoise recently played for the French U21 national team at the U21 European Championships in Romania and Georgia, but Sylvain Ripoll’s side lost to Ukraine in the quarter-finals.

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AS St-Étienne 34% E Frankfurt League 2 Bundesliga

As of the 2023/24 season, the SGE is now on the left flank with Philipp Max, who has been signed from Eindhoven, and Christopher Lenz – the latter could leave the club despite the current contract until 2024 if he were offered a corresponding offer this summer, it was said recently. Even if that is not the case, the sporting leadership of Frankfurt wants to further fuel the competition in the position.

At first, “L’Équipe” reported on the interest of the Hessians in Nkounkou, a little later the “Picture“-Newspaper this citing their own information. According to the newspaper, Gabriel Gudmundsson from Lille is also one of the candidates for the left-back position, on which Hanover’s Derrick Köhn and Monaco’s Ismail Jakobs were recently traded. The Swede was recently associated with league rivals Mainz 05.

Nkounkou to Eintracht Frankfurt? TM community discussed

In the meantime, a possible change of Nkounkou is being discussed a lot in the Transfermarkt rumor mill. “Saint Étienne only ended up in mid-table in the second division. I think that with a suitable offer, something is possible,” writes the user “nurdiesge”. User “RobChang” attests: “I think the plan is to build a flexible system where you can switch from a chain of four to a chain of three relatively easily. But initially, Toppmöller would like to stay with the triple chain, he said at the press conference. That means you definitely have to plan to stay with it and therefore have to get a track player for the left.”

However, “Sebbel01” is skeptical: “His club had a very poor season after being relegated last year. It could be that they are dependent on funds, but I would prefer Bruges’ Maxim De Cuyper – similar profile to Nkounkou.

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