Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
Unity is seething
Frankfurt throws Younes out, Kostic counters
No peace and quiet at Eintracht Frankfurt: The Bundesliga soccer team separates from ex-national player Amin Younes, who wants to move to Saudi Arabia. At the same time, after his failed transfer to Lazio Rome, Filip Kostic declared that he had not gone on strike, but was “mentally not ready to perform”.
Eintracht Frankfurt has released Amin Younes and is working on a solution for his national player who is willing to emigrate. The Bundesliga team agreed “in a joint meeting with sports director Markus Krösche and head coach Oliver Glasner to use the next few days to find an amicable solution for the current situation,” said Eintracht.
“The player will not take part in training and games during this phase,” it said. A move from Younes to Saudi Arabia to Al Shabab had failed. Coach Oliver Glasner does without the 28-year-old in his 24-man squad for the Europa League. After the transfer deadline in Germany has expired, Younes can only consider moving to a country in which it has not yet ended, or terminating his contract with the Frankfurt company, which runs until June 30, 2022. After that, the transfer rights are back with SSC Napoli.
“That wasn’t a strike!”
Meanwhile, winger Filip Kostic explained his reaction to his failed transfer to Lazio Rome on Instagram: “I wasn’t mentally willing to perform against Bielefeld. That wasn’t a strike! I would like to sincerely apologize to the fans who were misinformed and also to mine Thank team members for their support. “
The Serbian international was not in the squad for the game at the end of August because, according to Eintracht coach Oliver Glasner, he was absent from the training session (“He didn’t answer either, the phone was off”). In contrast to Younes, those responsible for Eintracht continue to plan with Kostic. “I stay mentally strong and will continue to fight for the club, because the team needs me. Eintracht Frankfurt more than anything!”, Kostic wrote now.
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