Milan fan
01-05-2002, 11:54 PM
Cash-strapped German second division side Eintracht Frankfurt have transfer listed Macedonian international keeper Oka Nikolov and will allow the him to leave for a cut-price £125,000.
The 27-year-old darling of the Eintracht fans started the season as skipper and the club's No 1 but new coach Martin Andermatt has appointed veteran Uwe Bindewald as new captain and has preferred former Leverkusen goalkeeper Dirk Heinen in goal.
With fellow goalkeepers Alexander Bade and Under-19 Germany international Daniel Haas also in the squad, Frankfurt have decided to reduce their wage bill by selling Nikolov, who has criticised Andermatt in public.
The Nikolov-saga is yet another sad chapter in Eintracht's troubled history. One of Germany's biggest clubs, the Eagles have never really made the best out of their potential in Germany's financial capital and endless boardroom struggles and scandals have ruined the club's reputation.
They were relegated last season despite the millions of marks splashed out by owners Octagon, who then opted out of the club's ambitious project to renovate the Waldstadion for the World Cup 2006 and are set to end their sponsoring of the team next summer.
Andermatt's expensive team are already five points behind a top three position, which would guarantee a place in the Bundesliga next season. The club are likely to go bankrupt if they fail to win promotion.
The 27-year-old darling of the Eintracht fans started the season as skipper and the club's No 1 but new coach Martin Andermatt has appointed veteran Uwe Bindewald as new captain and has preferred former Leverkusen goalkeeper Dirk Heinen in goal.
With fellow goalkeepers Alexander Bade and Under-19 Germany international Daniel Haas also in the squad, Frankfurt have decided to reduce their wage bill by selling Nikolov, who has criticised Andermatt in public.
The Nikolov-saga is yet another sad chapter in Eintracht's troubled history. One of Germany's biggest clubs, the Eagles have never really made the best out of their potential in Germany's financial capital and endless boardroom struggles and scandals have ruined the club's reputation.
They were relegated last season despite the millions of marks splashed out by owners Octagon, who then opted out of the club's ambitious project to renovate the Waldstadion for the World Cup 2006 and are set to end their sponsoring of the team next summer.
Andermatt's expensive team are already five points behind a top three position, which would guarantee a place in the Bundesliga next season. The club are likely to go bankrupt if they fail to win promotion.