For more than 20 million euros
Switch from national strikers to Eintracht Frankfurt perfect
Updated on 04.07.2025 – 4:46 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Mainz and Frankfurt separate a car ride of an hour. It is exactly the way Jonathan Burkardt is now going.
Jonathan Burkardt leaves Mainz 05 and switches to Eintracht Frankfurt. This was confirmed by the Bundesliga clubs on Friday. The national striker is to shape the offensive of the next few years at Eintracht. His contract in Frankfurt runs until 2030.
“He demonstrated his strong skills in the end of Mainz as well as his tactical understanding. He is an absolute team player on and off the square,” said Eintracht sports director Markus Krösche about newcomers.
The 24-year-old was the most successful German goal scorer in the past season with 18 goals in 29 games. Among other things, he left Tim Kleinketienst from Borussia Mönchengladbach (16 goals) behind.
Burkardt made his debut in the German national team in October last year. Since then, two more missions have been added to the DFB team.
The change to the Main had become increasingly concrete in recent weeks – although the attacker’s contract in Mainz was still running until 2027. The step should have a special meaning for Burkardt. Born in Darmstadt, who had been playing for Mainz since 2014, fan of Eintracht Frankfurt is said to have been a fan of Eintracht. According to the “picture”, the Hessen pay a transfer fee of 23 million euros to Mainz.