The Eintracht Frankfurt Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Eintracht Frankfurt say no — this time
The offer from Bayern Munich for Ritsu Doan was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jonathan Burkardt wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Eintracht Frankfurt hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Arthur Theate stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Arthur Theate and Eintracht Frankfurt agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Eintracht Frankfurt
Mario Götze was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Arthur Theate falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eintracht Frankfurt may not be able to give Otávio what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Otávio wants continental football; whether Eintracht Frankfurt can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
In brief
- Squad Aurèle Amenda gets it from the manager
- Market Eintracht Frankfurt buy the years ahead of Maximilian Kuhn