Markus Krosche is understood to be attracting interest from across a number of European clubs.
Bayern Munich are reportedly one potential suitor considering the Eintracht Frankfurt executive amid ongoing question marks over Max Eberl’s future.
The latter has been instructed to cover significant ground ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window and make cuts to a burgeoning wage bill.
Failure to do so may very well invited the Bayern board to take further steps with potential replacements, including linked names like Mario Gomez and Ralf Rangnick.
Krosche is committed to Frankfurt
Florian Plettenberg reported on X (formerly Twitter) that the 44-year-old is thought to be ‘on the radar’ of Premier League clubs.
BILD previously reported on interest from Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal. The latter two outfits, however, have firmly boxed off their sporting director positions between Richard Hughes and former Atletico Madrid operative Andrea Berta.
Regardless, Krosche remains committed to the project at Frankfurt, despite the potential existence of a release clause in his current contract.
🚨🦅 Markus #Krösche is believed to have a release clause in his recently extended contract, which runs until 2028. When asked by Sky, Eintracht Frankfurt declined to comment.
Krösche is on the radar of several top clubs! Aki Watzke wants to bring him to Borussia Dortmund, while… pic.twitter.com/8VyBkKkHMe
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) April 8, 2025
Prior comments on the balance of the coach’s power to that of the club and its decision-makers would certainly reinforce the view that he’s in no rush to abandon the Bundesliga.
“It is certainly a different approach in the Premier League. I am convinced that the club is the biggest thing and therefore has to make the decisions,” the former RB Leipzig executive was quoted by GetFootball.
“And when a coach has the power to decide everything, these decisions are often geared towards sporting success in the short term and less towards the medium and long term. But in football, a coach is often – and I don’t mean that in a negative way – a temporary phenomenon.
“The club, on the other hand, remains and should make the decisions. But that is often something different in England and not a model that I would immediately prioritize. Although developments are changing there too.”
Max Eberl is not 100% safe
Markus Krosche’s clear admiration for the model of club power in Germany logically means a prolonged stay in the Bundesliga is firmly on the cards.
Whether that means the former footballer opts to stay put in Frankfurt or pick up a new challenge in Bavaria remains to be seen.
Either way, it seems it would be ill-advised for Eberl to rest on his laurels whilst Uli Hoeneß’s eyes remain trained on the director of sport’s actions.
A failure to settle the growing wage bill, for instance, would surely not count in his favour in that regard.
