Sport Bild Report: Frankfurt maintain interest in acquiring Amiri

Former Bayer 04 Leverkusen and German national team midfielder Nadiem Amiri - prior to competing his move to current club FSV Mainz 05 during the recent January transfer window - was also linked with moves to other clubs, including Eintracht Frankfurt. Germany's "Sport Bild" tabloid reports that the SGE remain interested in picking 27-year-old attacking midfielder. Amiri would presumably be interested in another switch should Mainz get relegated. 

Given that Amiri has found success with the Rheinhessen, it would prove doubtful that Ludwigshafen-native would wish to switch clubs if Mainz can remain in the league. After back-to-back wins in the Bundesliga, Bo Henriksen's side are threatening to climb out of the relegation playoff place. The Nullfünter are now in a position to potentially overtake three clubs - VfL Bochum, VfL Bochum, and 1. FC Union Berlin - with a win against Freiburg next weekend. 

Following his prolonged (and ultimately nixed) transfer saga with Leeds United over the summer, however, Amiri's professional inclinations can be difficult to read. The five-times-capped German international relies upon his family for professional representation. Frankfurt find themselves both in the market for a more effective attacking midfielder and (in lieu of Ellyes Skhiri's recent injury problems) a player capable of playing as a deep six.