Markus Krösche isn’t going anywhere. The Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director has confirmed he will stay at the Bundesliga club, turning down a move to AC Milan that had dominated European football headlines for the better part of two weeks.
For Milan, this is becoming a pattern. The Italian giants were already rebuffed by Ralf Rangnick before adding Krösche to their shortlist, and now they’re back to square one in their search for a head of football operations.
How the saga unfolded
Reports surfaced around June 14-16, 2026, suggesting that Krösche and AC Milan had reached a verbal agreement, with compensation figures reportedly in the range of €7.5 to €10 million.
Frankfurt’s chairman Mathias Beck publicly stated on June 15 that no contact had been made by AC Milan regarding his sporting director.
