Eintracht Frankfurt will be without Filip Kostic for Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup tie against Real Madrid – he is set to leave the club
The 29-year-old winger will be “dispensed with” because he is “in final talks with a new club”. Kostic’s move to Juventus Turin has been drawing closer for days now.
“Filip performed exemplarily in the past season and played a big part in winning the UEFA Europa League,” Eintracht sporting director Markus Krösche was quoted as saying in a club statement on Tuesday before the departure to Helsinki. “We have always said that if he makes a good offer for all sides, we will not put any obstacles in his way and are ready to talk. “
And “currently we are in promising talks with another club and a solution is emerging. We have a broad squad and a very high level of confidence in the boys, who have all earned their chance and are eager for the tasks ahead,” Krösche continued. “Against this background, we have decided – also at the request of the possible new club – to play the game against Real Madrid without Filip. “
Kostic had moved to Eintracht from Hamburger SV in 2018 and had developed into an absolute performer on the left wing. Now the 48-time Serbian international will in all likelihood leave Frankfurt a year before the end of his contract as the reigning Europa League winners.
Eintracht can expect a transfer fee of around 15 million euros, with around three million euros still to be added via bonus payments. A year ago, Lazio Rome had only offered ten million euros.
Should the transfer to Juve work out, Kostic could already meet the SGE again in the group phase of the Champions League. Juventus, who only finished fourth in Serie A, are only in the second group.