Eintracht Frankfurt confirm Filip Kostic ‘is leaving the club’ after a deal was struck with Juventus, so he won’t play Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup.
The winger is widely expected to join Juve for €16-17m including add-ons, arriving tomorrow for his medical.
He was not named in the squad travelling to Finland for tomorrow night’s UEFA Super Cup and the reason was confirmed in a press conference by coach Oliver Glasner.
“Kostic is not part of the squad for tomorrow’s game, because he is leaving the club.”
Eintracht Frankfurt won the Europa League last season, while Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid lifted the Champions League trophy.
Kostic had also been in talks with West Ham United, who had actually offered a larger transfer fee, but the 29-year-old preferred the Bianconeri.
He contributed seven goals and 15 assists in 43 competitive appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt last season and plays on the left side of a trident attack or as a wing-back.
A Serbia international with 48 senior caps, his previous clubs include FC Groningen, VfB Stuttgart and Hamburger SV.
Next stop for Juventus is the departure of Artur …. fantastic work cleaning house this summer
hopefully we will see dividends from this with new signings
Hope Alegri can go with 3-5-2 again and leave sandro on the bench