Eintracht Frankfurt are showing signs of momentum on the pitch, even as significant off-pitch uncertainty hangs over the club. The 3-1 Bundesliga win over Hamburger SV on Sunday lifted them to eighth place with 11 points from eight games, continuing a run of form that also included a 3-1 DFB-Pokal victory over the same opponent days earlier. Back-to-back wins over Hamburg have steadied the ship after a turbulent spell that included a 0-6 collapse against RB Leipzig.

The bigger story, though, surrounds the club's sporting leadership. Markus Krösche departed as sporting director after requesting his own release, ending a three-year tenure that brought Europa League glory in 2022 but grew increasingly strained. Frankfurt's first-choice replacement, former club captain and Young Boys sporting director Christoph Spycher, turned down the role. Marcel Schäfer of RB Leipzig has also been ruled out. That leaves Joti Chatzialexiou of 1. FC Nürnberg as the leading candidate, with talks already held according to Sky, though Nürnberg have publicly denied any contact. A compensation fee in the low single-digit millions would be required to release him from his contract.

On the training ground, coach Adi Hütter has been direct in his demands. He publicly challenged forward Can Uzun to show greater consistency and team commitment, warning that individual talent alone will not be enough. Frankfurt travel to Paderborn on 7 November, a fixture that offers a chance to build further on their recent positive run.