Eintracht Frankfurt is lamenting the loss of a defender ahead of the rest of the Bundesliga season. Otherwise, the club is currently experiencing positive times.

Eintracht Frankfurt may have to make changes in an unpleasant position shortly before the start of the rest of the Bundesliga season against FC Schalke 04: Defender Tuta injured his ankle in the last test of the training camp in Dubai against Lech Posen and is in danger of dropping out.

The 23-year-old was the central defender in the first half of the season and only missed the Champions League match against Olympique Marseille with a yellow-red suspension. Possible substitutes are Almamy Touré, who has just 323 minutes of competition to his name this season due to a thigh injury, or the actual six-man Kristijan Jakic.

Otherwise, the SGE has had a pleasant winter break. The year 2022 was the most successful in the club’s recent history with the surprising Europa League victory. Coach Oliver Glasner’s team, in whom Chelsea FC are said to be interested due to their success, spent the winter in fourth place in the table. In Champions League Group D, the Hessians beat Sporting Lisbon, Olympique Marseille and Tottenham and will meet SSC Napoli in the last 16.

A Frankfurt player also caused a sensation at the World Cup: Randal Kolo Muani. The Frenchman was called up due to the injury of Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku and was particularly impressive in the final, when he was substituted shortly before half-time and led the Equipe Tricolore to an equaliser before narrowly missing the winning goal in injury time of extra time.