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Eintracht Frankfurt have signed forward Hugo Ekitike on a permanent deal from Paris Saint-Germain, the Bundesliga team said on Friday. Frankfurt exercised the option to buy included on the striker’s loan deal and gave him a contract until 2029. The 21-year-old player joined Frankfurt in February and scored his first goal in last week’s win over Augsburg. "Hugo has shown the quality he possesses in his appearances so far. We’re fully convinced of his potential and are looking forward to seeing him in an Eintracht shirt beyond the current season," board member for sport Markus Krösche said.
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Frankfurt-born Timothy Chandler has extended his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt by a further year until the end of the 2024-25 season, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. "Eintracht Frankfurt is my home, my second family. I can’t wait to wear the eagle on my chest again next season," Chandler said. The player joined Frankfurt as a 10-year-old, rising through the youth ranks at the club before signing for Nuremberg in 2010. After four seasons, he returned to his boyhood club in 2014 and went on to help Frankfurt win the German Cup in 2018 and the Europa League in 2022. "Timmy is a role mod...
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Eintracht Frankfurt want to win for their late club icon Bernd Hölzenbein when they take on Augsburg on Friday in a crucial Bundesliga match. "It's a special match for us because we want to win the game in Bernd's honour. We want to pay our last respects to him," coach Dino Toppmöller told reporters on Thursday. A minute's silence will be observed before kick-off, and Frankfurt players will wear black armbands in memory of Hölzenbein who died on Monday at age 78. The 1974 World Cup champion Hölzenbein won the UEFA Cup and three German Cups with Frankfurt, and is their record scorer with 160 go...
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Veteran Eintracht Frankfurt defender Makoto Hasebe has announced he will end his career after the season at age 40 but remain at the Bundesliga club in a different capacity. “After 22 years as a professional footballer, it’s now time for me to bring my playing career to an end. I’ve given this decision a lot of thought and think now’s the right time to do so," the former Japan international said. "I look back with pride on everything I’ve experienced and achieved over the years. My time in Frankfurt in particular featured numerous unforgettable moments that will stay with me forever. I’ve felt...
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Eintracht Frankfurt plan to continue with coach Dino Toppmöller next season although the current campaign has not gone according to plan, board member for sport Markus Krösche said on Sunday. Frankfurt made early exits in the German Cup and in the Conference League but are on course to returning to Europe in sixth place in the Bundesliga, despite not winning in their last three games. Toppmöller took the helm in summer on a contract until in succession of Oliver Glasner, who had led the team to the 2022 Europa League title. Krösche said in a programme of broadcasters Sport1 that Toppmöller wil...
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Sir Alex Ferguson has been made a lifelong member of Eintracht Frankfurt after crossing paths with them as a player and manager several times, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday. Ferguson, 82, told the club website that as a teenager he watched Frankfurt play Rangers in the 1960 European Cup semi-finals and then also attended the final in Glasgow which the West Germans lost 7-3 against Real Madrid. He later faced Frankfurt as a Rangers player in 1967, scoring a hat-trick, and their paths crossed again in 1979-80 when he was Aberdeen manager and Frankfurt progressed 2-1 on aggregate en route t...
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Eintracht Frankfurt captain Sebastian Rode still hopes to play a few more minutes in the Bundesliga before the end of his professional career as a player and despite a persistent knee problem. "My big goal is to be on the pitch for the last matchday, if conditions allow it," he said on Tuesday. Rode said last week that he was expecting to be out for the rest of the season due to knee issues. He had already announced at the start of the season that he would end his career this summer. Following an arthroscopy five days ago, he's now confident that he will be fit enough to return to action for t...
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Colombian forward Rafael Borré is joining Internacional Porto Alegre on a contract until 2028, the Brazilian club announced early Sunday. Borré last played on loan at German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen after two seasons at Eintracht Frankfurt where he was a key figure in their Europa League triumph in 2022. The Porto Alegre statement said that Borré was to arrive on Tuesday. Frankfurt and Porto Alegre had an agreement for a transfer after the season but he is now leaving earlier after being no regular player lately in Bremen. The Brazilian transfer window is open until Thursday. Bremen were ...
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Eintracht Frankfurt captain Sebastian Rode expects to miss the rest of the season due to knee issues, the player said in a letter to the fans on Thursday. Rode has been struggling with problems in his knee for a while. "Independent of the course of rehab, it will be very difficult for me to help the team in the course of the remaining season," Rode said. He added, however, that "I will give everything to be on the pitch in the final matchday and say goodbye to you." Rode had already announced at the start of the season that he would end his career this summer. Should he not be fit in time to p...
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