Official: Eintracht Frankfurt has committed Ansgar Knauff from BVB

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This article first appeared at 5:47 p.m. on June 8 and has been updated with information from the SGE after the official announcement.

Eintracht Frankfurt has signed winger Ansgar Knauff from Borussia Dortmund. The SBU officially announced this on Friday. Loud “sports1The Hessians are paying between 4 million and 5 million euros to BVB for the 21-year-old right winger who has been on loan so far. More bonuses could be added. In their history, the Frankfurters have only spent five times as much for a player in the U21 age group.

Knauff, who has a contract until 2028, switched to SGE in January 2022 and then won the Europa League with the club. In the past Bundesliga season he played 24 games and scored one goal, overall he has 52 games and four goals.

Timmo Hardung, who will be in office as SBU sports director from July 1, said: “With his performances over the past year and a half, Ansgar has had a significant share in our sporting success, which is why there was no question that we would also keep him on board afterwards wanted to bind us. We are happy that Ansgar sees Eintracht as his new sporting home and are convinced of the footballing qualities he has shown so far. In addition, we have come to appreciate Ansgar’s goal-oriented attitude and character over the past 18 months and know that we want to take the next steps in his development together with him.”

Larsson, Sow & Co.: Most expensive additions to Eintracht Frankfurt

16 Ante Rebic | 18/19 for €4.5m from Florence

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As of May 29, 2023

16 Jetro Willems | 17/18 for €4.5m from Eindhoven

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15 Carlos Salcedo | 18/19 for €5m from Chivas

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14 Evan Ndicka | 18/19 for €5.5m from Auxerre

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13 Lucas Alario | 22/23 for €6m from Bayer 04

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12 Filip Kostic | 19/20 for €6.3m from HSV

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8 Jesper Lindstrom | 21/22 for €7m by Brondby

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8 Sebastien Haller | 17/18 for €7m from Utrecht

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8 Kevin Trap | 19/20 for €7m from PSG

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8 Bas Dost | 19/20 for €7m from Sporting

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7 Hugo Larson | 23/24 for €7.5m from Malmö FF

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6 Dominik Kohr | 19/20 for €8.5m from Leverkusen

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4 Martin Hinteregger | 19/20 for €9m from FC Augsburg

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4 Willian Pacho | 2023/24 for €9m from Royal Antwerp

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With bonuses reportedly up to €16 million

3 Jens Petter Hauge | 22/23 for €10m from AC Milan

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2 Djibril Sov | 19/20 for €14m from BSC Young Boys

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10 million base fee + 4 million in bonuses

1 Luka Jovic | 19/20 for €22.34m from Benfica

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€15.34 million of the sum comes from Benfica’s resale participation when moving to Real Madrid.

It was already reported in mid-May that Knauff and the SGE agreed on staying after his one and a half year loan. In Dortmund, the U21 national player, whose market value is estimated at 10 million euros, was originally under contract until 2024. After a steep climb last year, Knauff’s development has faltered a bit in recent months, and he also had to deal with injuries in the first half of the season. Under the new Frankfurt coach, probably Dino Toppmöller, Knauff wants to attack again and is said to have declined requests from the Bundesliga and Premier League.

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