The ranks are filling up.
Slowly but surely the squad with which Oliver Glasner wants to prepare for his first season in Frankfurt's service is taking shape.
For the time being, only the six German, Austrian and Swiss European Championship participants who are allowed to rest on vacation are missing, newcomer Rafael Borré, who is also on vacation after participating in the Copa Libertadores with the Colombian national team, and Ragnar Ache, for the plans have changed at short notice with the Olympic nomination.
Marc Heinrich
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Whether Steven Zuber will be on the ball for a long time for Eintracht should be decided in the coming days.
The 29-year-old Confederate showed a performance at the European Championship that very few would have given him credit for after the unsatisfactory first year at Hessen (20 games as a substitute or substitute).
Zuber came last summer in exchange for Mijat Gacinovic from Hoffenheim and was one of Adi Hütter's preferred candidates.
While he was unable to establish himself in the midfield after a strong start in Frankfurt, he triumphed for the "Nati" during the pan-European competition.
A total of four assists for the selection of the quarterfinal participant went to Zuber's account and his performance is said to have attracted several interested parties who signaled Markus Krösche, the Frankfurt sports director, interested in a transfer.
Dynamo Moscow in particular, the media from his home country reported on Wednesday, are said to have tubs on their wish lists.
For the seventh place in the Russian Premier League, the professional has already completed 29 matches in the 2013/2014 round;
In addition, Olympique Marseille, Norwich City and FC Turin are said to be among the clubs that knocked on Eintracht to find out what conditions Zuber would be available on.
Self-confidence at Zalazar
The fact is: The Frankfurters, whose line-up already includes thirty professionals, would let the left winger, who has been tied for two more years, go if the price is right.
At the beginning of the week, Glasner received another versatile youngster, Jesper Lindström, who is recognized as being international class everywhere.
In addition, Rodrigo Zalazar returned with self-confidence after his loan to FC St. Pauli, which has so far been reflected in the training performances.
Should a transfer be collected for Zuber that is in the higher single-digit million range, Krösche would not put any obstacles in his way.
The sports director has pointed out that further additions are more likely if salary is saved through departures and money is added to the cash register.
Aymen Barkok has absolutely no desire for change. The 23-year-old would "like to stay," he said. “I'm a Frankfurt citizen through and through and I feel very comfortable here,” said the German-Moroccan who returned to Fortuna Düsseldorf last summer after a two-year loan (marked by many injuries). He lets his advisor conduct the negotiations with Eintracht - and possibly other teams - and fully concentrates on taking on a leading role in Glasner's sporting concept.
In the past season he made 26 appearances, where he was substituted on 17 times and only played through once (in the 1-1 draw against Leipzig). "I want to show the coach that I'm there," said Barkok, who also recommended himself as a successful penalty taker (and Silva's successor) in the test against contractions. In the new season he wants to take on “more responsibility” and help the even younger players at his side as a leader. His current contract expires in mid-2022.