Daichi Kamada (from left), Evan N’Dicka, Randal Kolo Muani, Sebastian Rode and Makoto Hasebe celebrate a goal in the game against VfB Stuttgart.Image: www.imago-images.de / imago images
Bundesliga
31.12.2022, 07:5012/31/2022, 07:51
The first half of the current season went well for Eintracht Frankfurt. In the league, the Hessians are in fourth place, in the Champions League the team of coach Oliver Glasner even made it into the round of 16, surviving the group with Tottenham, Sporting Lisbon and Olympique Marseille – and the SGE is also in the round of 16 in the cup. meets Darmstadt 98 there.
Frankfurt’s sports director Markus Krösche therefore said before the winter break: “We’re going into the winter break with a good feeling, we’ve scored 27 points.” At the same time he added: “In the new season we will do many things better that we missed in the last round.” Nevertheless, coach Oliver Glasner has already identified a flaw, after the last competitive game the Austrian announced: “We want to use the months to work on our game idea, especially on our defensive behavior.”
In attack, however, the shoe does not pinch at Eintracht. With 32 goals, the SBU has the best offensive after Bayern – also thanks to Randal Kolo Muani. The striker, who came on a free transfer from FC Nantes in the summer, only scored five goals himself but also provided the assists for ten other goals in the league. There are also two goals in the Champions League and one in the cup.
During the World Cup in Qatar, the 24-year-old continued to attract attention, scoring in the semifinals against Morocco (2-0) a few seconds after coming on as a substitute.
So it’s no wonder that the top European clubs have now set their eyes on the young Frenchman. According to “Gazzetta dello Sport”, AC Milan is interested in the striker. Accordingly, the 19-time Italian champions want to sign Kolo Muani as a replacement for Olivier Giroud. Giroud, whose contract expires in the summer, is already 36 years old. Zlatan Ibrahimović has been injured since the start of the season and the 41-year-old Swede’s contract is also up.
With Divock Origi and Marko Lazetić not convincing either, Milan want to sign a new centre-forward next summer. In addition to Kolo Muani, Salzburg’s Noah Okafor and Lille’s Jonathan David should also be possible candidates.
Fee as requested by Jovic
“pictureAccording to Milan, he was already interested in Kolo Muani in the summer. At that time, the Frenchman decided to move to Eintracht Frankfurt. At the same time, Kolo Muani made it clear that he would like to stay with the Hessians for at least another year, and he has a contract until 2027 – without an exit clause. The Frankfurt bosses around Krösche do not want to give up the striker either. The only exception: If an offer comes that corresponds to the transfer of Luka Jović (63 million euros).
The Serbian international switched to Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 after two years at Frankfurt. Should Milan really want to sign Kolo Muani, an initial price tag would be set.
Jude Bellingham is one of the most sought-after football professionals in the world. The 19-year-old has been showing strong performances for Borussia Dortmund for just over two years and also impressed for England at the World Cup in Qatar. His market value is currently 110 million euros – making him the fourth most valuable professional in the world.
