Overview
- Adi Hütter has resumed the Eintracht head-coach role and is running an active preseason at the Grassau (Chiemsee) camp as he rebuilds a squad left incomplete after a difficult season.
- The club will stage a closed-door friendly against Trabzonspor at Chiemsee under a local authority order tied to past fan violence, with the venue withheld to prevent public access.
- Hütter has visibly sidelined five players — Eric Dina Ebimbe, Niels Nkounkou, Noel Futkeu, Jessic Ngankam and Michy Batshuayi — assigning them to peripheral training as part of an early clear-out.
- Several first-team players are absent or expected back only in early August while others such as Can Uzun, Ellyes Skhiri and Ritsu Doan rejoin now, and the squad will continue to change before a Waldhof Mannheim friendly on Aug. 1 and competitive matches starting with the DFB-Pokal on Aug. 21.
- Sporting director Markus Krösche faces pressure to generate transfer income, with Elye Wahi eyed for roughly €20 million and the club signaling plans to reinvest selectively in targets like Arnaud Kalimuendo to fund Hütter’s rebuild.