Eintracht updates: Buta's loan to Reims confirmed, Højlund injury intensifies search for midfielders
AS Roma midfielder Eduardo Bove (loan) and FC Valencia's Jose Luis Garcia (purchase) are reportedly in the mix. Markus Krösche and the SGE administrative team suddenly find an urgent need to staff the midfield after a serious injury involving new signing Oscar Højlund was confirmed.
Aurelio Buta's rumored loan out to Stade Reims is now officially over the line. Virtually all German footballing media sources are confirming the originally reported-upon details of the loan arrangement and its accompanying purchase option. Buta remains under contract in the RheinMain metropolis through 2026.
With several more outs (Omar Marmoush and Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe) possible at Frankfurt before the transfer deadline closes, Germany's Kicker Magazine reports that the SGE are actively courting more targets to shore up their roster. The squad was sadly und expectedly thinned further by some tough news.
New summer signing Oscar Højlund suffered a serious metatarsal fracture in his league debut last Saturday is now out long term. Kicker reports that Eintracht are among the suitors for 22-year-old AS Roma midfielder Eduardo Bove. The Italian youth international can be potentially loaned out.
Kicker also notes that Jose Luis Garcia of FC Valencia is back in the mix. Eintracht held interest in the 26-year-old previously, but backed off due to a reported €18 million asking price. The shift in circumstances due to Højlund's injury may naturally have shifted the calculus.