AlexDelta wrote:Nah, he left because he only wanted to sign a one-year contract and Frankfurt wanted to give him a two-year contract. Now he has signed a two-year contract with Stuttgart. Still confusing.
Wrong, too. He left because he wanted to invest money on the transfer market.
He is delusional if you ask me. Of course he is accustomed to winning with Stuttgart a few years back and wants to get back in a situation where he can compete for titles in the league but he is asking too much from his clubs.
Before 13/14 he told the management he isn't going to stay if they sell any key player and forced them to spent 7 mil. € net. Eintracht has never spent that much in the last decade. In winter he wanted additions to the squad again but Eintracht couldn't offer him more than a couple low price players.
Had they sold Rode at that time, they could've bought a couple new players in the winter window or the upcoming summer window.
So now he leaves Eintracht because the two options he had were selling key players to finance his shopping frenzy or keeping the team together without huge additions.
The result if you ask me is that Eintrachts roster is going to be weaker next season than it is this season. Rode is gone for nothing, Schwegler is gone for next to nothing and there is probably not enough money left to meet Hoffenheim's asking price for Joselu. They will finish better next season in the league because they have no EL games anymore but their roster will be a bit weaker than this season.
Stuttgart has promissed him 15 mil. € to work with. In 2 years when the contract is over and the money all wasted he will leave. Unless a guy like Werner is sold for 20 mil. € by then and he can continue his shopping frenzy.
In other news: Choupo Moting said he has never spoken with AS Rome. Last straw I can grab that he might still stay at Mainz. Although I consider the likelihood like 3% with Tuchel gone.
) will wait a little longer and hopes to play the WC to upgrade his value.
