Defender Robin Koch has insisted he enjoyed his time at Leeds United thoroughly, despite deciding to leave them on loan for Eintracht Frankfurt this summer.
The centre-back has been speaking to Kicker in Germany, relayed by Fussball News, about his career so far and his move to Frankfurt, which has so far been a successful one for him and the German club.
He joined them on loan in the summer transfer window, taking advantage of a clause in his contract at Elland Road that allowed him to leave temporarily following relegation to the Championship.
The departure from Elland Road is expected to be made a permanent one in the summer as his contract at Leeds expires and he is free to negotiate with Frankfurt from January 1st under the Bosman ruling. The Bundesliga side are also keen to get a deal wrapped up.
Should that happen, it will bring an end to a three-year spell with Leeds, who he joined in a €13m deal from SC Freiburg in August 2020.
He joined the club after they were promoted back to the top flight for the first time in 16 years under Marcelo Bielsa, a coach he, like many who’ve worked under him, he continues to rave about to this day.
“It was a very nice, challenging and instructive time,” he told Kicker regarding his Leeds spell.
“In Marcelo Bielsa, I had a special coach at times. I’ve never seen a coach who works in such detail. I don’t know how many games he watches a week. It feels like all of them.
“He knows pretty much everything about football, which is unbelievable. We always knew exactly what to expect because he analysed everything. (He’s) a world-class coach like Pep Guardiola.”
