Rumour mill heats up: BVB coach Kovac meets Krösche | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund eagerly looks to Frankfurt: A meeting between BVB coach Niko Kovac and Markus Krösche sparks new speculations. What's really behind it?

A joint dinner between Niko Kovac and Markus Krösche has generated plenty of conversation. As reported by Sport1 and Ruhr Nachrichten, the Borussia Dortmund coach and Eintracht Frankfurt's sporting director met on Tuesday evening at an Italian restaurant in Frankfurt.

The meeting comes at a time when speculations about a possible move of Krösche to BVB are gaining momentum again. The 45-year-old has long been considered a candidate for a leadership position in Dortmund. Club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke is particularly seen as a strong supporter, and Krösche maintains a good relationship with several decision-makers at the club.

At the same time, the current sports management of BVB is increasingly under scrutiny according to Sky. Both sporting director Sebastian Kehl and sports CEO Lars Ricken are facing growing criticism. Especially the transfer policy—with high expenditures but so far limited sporting success and lack of value increase in the squad—is being questioned. Accordingly, possible personnel changes in the summer are at least being discussed.

Markus Krösche apparently a candidate at BVB

The meeting between Kovac and Krösche itself is said to have been less sensational than initially assumed. According to information from Sport1 and Ruhr Nachrichten, the gathering came about rather coincidentally. Kovac was in Frankfurt on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Eintracht legend and former president Peter Fischer.

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Originally, only a meeting with Jan Martin Strasheim, the director of media and communication at Eintracht and a close confidant of Kovac from their time together in Frankfurt, was planned. Krösche joined the dinner at short notice. According to the reports, the content did not involve concrete discussions about possible collaboration in Dortmund. Instead, a private exchange among acquaintances was the focus.

Whether the dinner will have long-term effects on personnel planning at BVB remains open. However, it is clear: The name Markus Krösche could continue to play a central role in Dortmund's considerations.

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