Despite the small budget, Eintracht Frankfurt continues its success in Europa League

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It was a fantastic week for Eintracht Frankfurt. On Wednesday, the club announced that star striker Luka Jović would remain at the club after Frankfurt triggered his loan clause to buy 7 million euros.

Jović had been on loan from Benfica since 2017 and Frankfurt had previously paid only 200,000 euros.

"Luka's development with us has been great to see," Fredi Bobic, Eintracht's board member, said in a statement on Wednesday on the home page of the official website of Frankfurt. "For us, there has never been any doubt about wanting to bring it here permanently." "He is a player with extraordinary abilities." It's important for us to sign it. "

The 21-year-old striker scored eight goals in 22 Bundesliga matches last season and helped Frankfurt win its first major trophy in more than 20 years last May. & Nbsp;This season, the 181cm forward has been in a sensational form, recording 17 goals and 6 badists in 27 league appearances, as well as scoring 8 goals and 1 badists in 11 Europa League games.

On Thursday, Eintracht Frankfurt might have laid the groundwork for keeping the Serbian striker in the medium term by eliminating the Benfica Portuguese with a 2-0 home win.

Jović was also fit in the first leg against Benfica, where he scored one of two goals from Frankfurt. Eintracht Frankfurt lost the game 4-2, but his goal on the outside would prove invaluable for the second leg of the first leg against the Portuguese.

In fact, Frankfurt played most of the first leg with one man less, but still managed to score two goals on the outside. The two-way goals that allowed Frankfurt to fill the deficit of the first leg and ensure the pbadage of the club to the semifinal of the Europa League, where he will face Chelsea.

Filip Kostić scored in the first half (36), a goal that would have been hailed for an offside if VAR had been available. Then, in the 67th minute, Sebastian Rode raised the score to 2-0 and Eintracht Frankfurt managed to hang on to ensure progression to the next stage.

There was a lot of symbolism in this victory for Frankfurt. First, the club managed to recruit this week Jović, a Benfica pariah, who then helped to eliminate the club who did not think the striker was good enough to play for the Portuguese Eagles. Then, Eintracht Frankfurt relied on two other players who were previously stuck in their respective clubs.

Kostić, in fact, was part of the Stuttgart team that was relegated in 2017 before playing for Hamburger SV when they were relegated in 2018. Its transfer value has collapsed from 14 to 6 million euros. ahead of this season. Bobić, however, attempted to sign a loan agreement that could become permanent for only 6.5 million euros in June 2020.

Meanwhile, Sebastian Rode played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 2010 to 2014. A product of Kickers Offenbach, Rode is anchored in the region but left Frankfurt thanks to a free transfer to Bayern Munich in 2014. However, Rode has not managed to regain a foothold. his career at Bayern then at Borussia Dortmund, which he joined in 2016.

So, the lost son came back last winter and was sensational for Frankfurt. As was the case with Jović and Kostić before him, Bobić paid nothing for the midfielder, whose golden goal opened the door to the next round, since he signed a loan agreement which will last until the end of the season. .

Unlike Kostić and Jović, however, Frankfurt has no purchase option to make the move permanent, but Dortmund does not wish to see Rode return, which means that Bobić should be able to sign the midfielder permanently. summer.

The same could be the case with goaltender Kevin Trapp. The goalkeeper left Frankfurt in 2015 for Paris Saint-Germain, but returned to the club this summer. Still on a loan deal, Frankfurt is expected to negotiate an agreement with PSG, but rumors suggest that an agreement could be made permanent for around 8 to 10 million euros.

Money that should be available after a thorough race in the Europa League. Frankfurt won 9.92 million euros in bonuses for UEFA alone thanks to its six wins in the group stage and its semi-final race of the competition. In addition to this, the club can calculate with additional income the seven home games now guaranteed.

Before the season Eintracht Frankfurt calculated with 18 million euros of the competition. But it was ahead of the spectacular Frankfurt race that saw them unbeaten until the first leg of the quarter-finals.

As a result, the Europa League race will leave room to sign permanent agreements with Kevin Trapp and Sebastian Rode. The club could win 4.5 million euros by qualifying for the final of the competition and another 4 million euros if the Eagles won, and the competition guaranteeing the football of the Champions League. But in Chelsea, Frankfurt faces a formidable opponent in the semifinal, an opponent who could depend on his victory to secure his football in the Champions League.

Frankfurt is however in a strong position to reach the Champions League via the Bundesliga. Currently, the fourth football in the Champions League, in fact, could be crucial to keep & nbsp; the star players of the club, because the club would win much more in the competition. Champions League only in the Europa League next season.

Alternatively, the club could to cash on Luka Jović. Jović has been badociated with a transfer to cities like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in recent weeks. But Frankfurt would like to keep the striker for one more season. Football in the Champions League would guarantee this because the club would not need the money from a Jović transfer to strengthen its workforce.

The victory over Benfica means that Frankfurt still has two fire irons to reach the high-end competition of Europe. The Eagles will face Chelsea at home on May 2, and then travel to Stamford Bridge in London a week later on May 9 for what could be the club's biggest game since the DFB Pokal final against Bayern Munich there is a year.

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It was a fantastic week for Eintracht Frankfurt. On Wednesday, the club announced that star striker Luka Jović would remain at the club after Frankfurt triggered his loan clause to buy 7 million euros.

Jović had been on loan from Benfica since 2017 and Frankfurt had previously paid only 200,000 euros.

"Luka's development with us has been tremendous," said Fredi Bobic, Eintracht's board member, in a statement released Wednesday on Frankfurt's official welcome page. "For us, there has never been any doubt about the desire to bring him here permanently, he is a player with extraordinary abilities and it is important for us to sign him."

The 21-year-old striker scored eight goals in 22 Bundesliga matches last season and allowed Frankfurt to win its first major trophy in more than 20 years last May. This season, the 181cm forward has been in a sensational form, recording 17 goals and 6 badists in 27 league appearances, as well as scoring 8 goals and 1 badists in 11 Europa League games.

On Thursday, Eintracht Frankfurt might have laid the groundwork for keeping the Serbian striker in the medium term by eliminating the Benfica Portuguese with a 2-0 home win.

Jović was also fit in the first leg against Benfica, where he scored one of two goals from Frankfurt. Eintracht Frankfurt lost the game 4-2, but his goal on the outside would prove invaluable for the second leg of the first leg against the Portuguese.

In fact, Frankfurt played most of the first leg with one man less, but still managed to score two goals on the outside. The two-way goals that allowed Frankfurt to fill the deficit of the first leg and ensure the pbadage of the club to the semifinal of the Europa League, where he will face Chelsea.

Filip Kostić scored in the first half (36), a goal that would have been hailed for an offside if VAR had been available. Then, in the 67th minute, Sebastian Rode raised the score to 2-0 and Eintracht Frankfurt managed to hang on to ensure progression to the next stage.

There was a lot of symbolism in this victory for Frankfurt. First, the club managed to recruit this week Jović, a Benfica pariah, who then helped to eliminate the club who did not think the striker was good enough to play for the Portuguese Eagles. Then, Eintracht Frankfurt relied on two other players who were previously stuck in their respective clubs.

Kostić, in fact, was part of the Stuttgart team that was relegated in 2017 before playing for Hamburger SV when she was relegated in 2018. Her transfer value had plummeted from 14 to 6 million euros in advance. Bobić, however, attempted to sign a loan agreement that could become permanent for only 6.5 million euros in June 2020.

Meanwhile, Sebastian Rode played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 2010 to 2014. A product of Kickers Offenbach, Rode is anchored in the region but left Frankfurt thanks to a free transfer to Bayern Munich in 2014. However, Rode has not managed to regain a foothold. his career at Bayern then at Borussia Dortmund, which he joined in 2016.

So, the lost son came back last winter and was sensational for Frankfurt. As was the case with Jović and Kostić before him, Bobić paid nothing for the midfielder, whose golden goal opened the door to the next round, since he signed a loan agreement which will last until the end of the season. .

Unlike Kostić and Jović, however, Frankfurt does not have a call option to make the move permanent, but Dortmund is not interested in Rode's return, which means that Bobić should able to sign the midfielder permanently summer.

The same could be the case with goaltender Kevin Trapp. The goalkeeper left Frankfurt in 2015 for Paris Saint-Germain, but returned to the club this summer. Still on a loan deal, Frankfurt is expected to negotiate an agreement with PSG, but rumors suggest that an agreement could be made permanent for around 8 to 10 million euros.

Money that should be available after a thorough race in the Europa League. Frankfurt won 9.92 million euros in bonuses for UEFA alone thanks to its six wins in the group stage and its semi-final race of the competition. In addition to this, the club can calculate with additional income the seven home games now guaranteed.

Before the season, Eintracht Frankfurt has calculated with 18 million euros of the competition. But it was ahead of the spectacular Frankfurt race that saw them unbeaten until the first leg of the quarter-finals.

As a result, the Europa League race will leave room to sign permanent agreements with Kevin Trapp and Sebastian Rode. The club could win 4.5 million euros by qualifying for the final of the competition and another 4 million euros if the Eagles won, and the competition guaranteeing the football of the Champions League. But in Chelsea, Frankfurt faces a formidable opponent in the semifinal, an opponent who could depend on his victory to secure his football in the Champions League.

Frankfurt is however in a strong position to reach the Champions League via the Bundesliga. Currently, a fourth football championship could indeed be essential to keep the star players of the club, because the club would win much more in the Champions League than in the Europa League next season.

Otherwise, the club could cash in Luka Jović. Jović has been badociated with a transfer to cities like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in recent weeks. But Frankfurt would like to keep the striker for one more season. Football in the Champions League would guarantee this because the club would not need the money from a Jović transfer to strengthen its workforce.

The victory over Benfica means that Frankfurt still has two fire irons to reach the high-end competition of Europe. The Eagles will face Chelsea at home on May 2, and then travel to Stamford Bridge in London a week later on May 9 for what could be the club's biggest game since the DFB Pokal final against Bayern Munich there is a year.