Oliver Glasner preferred to play it safe.

You never know, his look seemed to indicate, football times have also become very fast.

So the coach of Eintracht turned his head again and looked over from the training ground, where his team had tried in vain against SV Wehen Wiesbaden until a few minutes earlier, in the direction of the stadium.

So to where the Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG office has its headquarters for a few days before the moving boxes are packed.

Marc Heinrich

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Glasner also quickly noticed that newcomers from the club's own media of the SGE prefer to be photographed and interviewed in front of everyone else, preferably on the balustrade, with a beautiful view or a look down into the formidable round. But he couldn't see anyone there early on Saturday evening. In this respect, Glasner was playing for time, as it turned out the next day, when he asked for your indulgence for the moment, that he would not say anything more about the personnel of Jesper Lindström here and now. Instead, he put on a relaxed smile, which should mean something like: Wait a minute!

And no one really had to be patient for a long time.

Around 17 hours later, on Sunday morning, the Dane's obligation was officially announced: In a photo in front of the eagle emblem, the professional beamed into the cameras together with sports director Markus Krösche.

The 21-year-old comes from Brondby IF.

All those involved remained silent about the transfer fee.

The German Press Agency named 6.5 million euros as a reference value.

Considerable share of the championship title

The midfielder, who knows what to do with the ball as a central ten, but also feels comfortable on the flanks, tied himself to Eintracht for five years until mid-2026 - he should obviously become an integral part of Glasner's future plans and Ben Manga, director of professional football. Lindström is already the sixth entry and should increase the variability on the offensive. He comes from the youth department of Bröndby Idrætsforening.

After his first division debut in July 2019, he made his breakthrough in the last round. In the Danish Superliga he came to 22 appearances, in the final round of the championship on seven more; only in one of the games he was not in the starting line-up. With a total of ten goals and eleven assists, Lindström, who made his debut in the senior national team against Sweden in November 2020, had a significant share in Brondby's first championship title since 2005.

“I'm very happy to be with the Eagles now,” said Lindström on a video published by Eintracht that he recorded himself in front of the grass in the background of the stadium at the weekend and with which he addressed the fans directly: “Me I want to show you what I can do on this pitch. ”Krösche greeted him with advance praise:“ Lindström brings a lot for our game and will certainly be able to help us with his qualities. He's very quick and showed in Denmark that he has enormous potential, ”said the sports director.

According to Krösche, it is not to be expected that Lindström's addition will lead to an immediate departure from Filip Kostic, who has been plowing the left wing with big steps and a hot heart since 2018. The 40-year-old took the opportunity to comment on the game against the already astonishingly resilient third division neighbors, who won thanks to goals from Kevin Lankford (50th minute) and Amin Farouk (52nd and 73rd) related to the ongoing speculation that the Serb would soon be about to be sold.

In any case, Kostic is contractually bound to Eintracht for two years - and yet the Serbian national player could probably leave the SBU this summer, provided that there is a buyer who digs deep into his pocket.

The 28-year-old is mainly associated with clubs from the Italian Serie A, including AS Roma and Inter Milan.

"I think that these are more rumors than real facts," said Krösche in front of the camera at Sky: "Filip feels good, he knows what he has about us.

He's also an extremely important part for the next season. ”The theories that the player who is beyond doubt in terms of sport could switch to a club that is in the Champions League, however, would not come as a surprise, Krösche made clear:“ If you like that have performed well, that is normal. "

Krösche could not and did not want to give a guarantee that Kostic will actually be an integral part of Glasner's group for the next few months. “It remains as it is now, but you can never rule out anything,” said the 40-year-old and emphasized: “We would very, very much like to keep him and are happy that he is here. He is extremely important, so we will do everything we can to ensure that he stays. "