If Tottenham Hotspur fans want a sporting director who stands up and makes himself accountable, then Markus Krösche may be their man.
BILD report on the 46-year-old today, and how he recently put his hands up and apologise in front of 600 Eintracht Frankfurt employees.
Accountability
The newspaper explains that this season has been a particularly bad one for Eintracht Frankfurt. In fact, it was one of the weakest in ten years.
They made an early exit from the cup, suffered heavy defeat in the Champions League and only finished eighth in the Bundesliga. The latter means they won’t be in Europe for the first time since 2020.
Added to all this chaos was managerial change, with the Bundesliga club going through two different managers. And there’s a feeling that some players have stagnated or declined, while transfers haven’t worked.
Markus Krösche sees first setback
And the focus is on Markus Krösche. It’s seen as his first set back at the club in his five years there so far. The sporting director had been celebrated as a transfer king but this season, it’s all gone wrong.
Rather than hiding in the background, he’s stood up and took the blame. BILD explain that during a recent meeting of all Eintracht Frankfurt employees in their stadium’s foyer, Markus Krösche stood up and apologised for a ‘disastrous season’.
That’s a rare gesture in the ‘cutthroat world of professional football’, to say the least. And one, according to BILD, that ‘demonstrates tremendous character’. The newspaper reports that employees and fellow board members were left ‘deeply impressed’.
Tottenham take note
And such news should be of extreme interest to Tottenham. Reports over the last few weeks have placed Markus Krösche firmly in their eye-line.
Spurs are reportedly seeking a new director of football for next season, and Krösche is a name that reports have linked almost every single time. He was also linked with Tottenham in 2023, reportedly turning them down at the time to remain in Frankfurt.
Now the hunt is back on, he could be the ideal man, particularly from a fan point of view. Spurs want accountability and people running their club who will own up to their mistakes. Krösche is already doing that in Germany, and such candour would likely be welcomed in London.