Eintracht Frankfurt are already considering a permanent deal for Leeds United defender Robin Koch as they eye up future transfer profits.
That’s according to SportBILD, who explain that Frankfurt see ‘internal transfer profit potential’ of €230m in their current squad and the Leeds loanee is a part of that.
Koch joined the German side on loan from Elland Road earlier in the summer, taking advantage of a clause in his contract that allowed him to leave on a temporary basis after Leeds were relegated to the Championship.
It’s fair to say he has flourished in the Bundesliga early on, impressing everyone with his performance and earning rave reviews as a result.
Indeed, a report yesterday had Frankfurt’s sports director, Markus Krösche, raving about the player and insisting he should be a key player for Germany.
This included the suggestion that Eintracht wanted to sign him permanently from Leeds and SportBILD say the same, stating that a permanent deal for Koch is ‘already being considered’ by Krösche and his team.
They’ve got until next summer to make up their minds, but it seems they’re quickly becoming convinced and want to secure the defender permanently if they can.
That idea is part of their intention to secure the squad and ensure they make money from it, avoiding losing players on a free as they did with Daichi Kamada and Evan Ndicka this summer.
Whether Leeds will agree, or make things difficult, remains to be seen but it seems the idea is growing at Frankfurt as Koch continues to impress.
