Younes does not regret Eintracht’s departure: “A few things that didn’t go well”
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Amin Younes does not regret his departure from Eintracht Frankfurt. Instead, he prefers to look back positively on his time at SBU.
First the rise in performance at Eintracht Frankfurt, then the difficult farewell: Amin Younes left the SBU in the spring. Now he wanted to clarify some things in that regard.
In the summer of 2021, Amin Younes’ desire to change caused a lot of discord at Eintracht. The offensive player was praised in the second half of the season for his performance improvement, which he could use after a difficult time in his career, but he suddenly wanted to leave the Bundesliga club and, if necessary, even in a dispute – in the direction of Saudi Arabia.
It was then clear to many SGE fans: Younes is a “money vulture” and a “mercenary”. That’s what he liked to be called at the time.
Younes stands by his Frankfurt statements – his desire to change is still legitimate
Opposite to sports1the 29-year-old, who is currently on loan from Ettifaq FC to FC Utrecht, spoke about the time. The tenor: He has grown fond of Eintracht, but his desire to change was understandable for him.
“First of all, it’s important for me to make it clear that I felt very comfortable in Frankfurt. I was part of an amazing squad, loved the fans and the whole atmosphere around the club and completely identified with it,” he emphasized. He had only had such a positive relationship with Ajax Amsterdam before.
He will continue to stand by the statement at the time that he had found his “port” in Frankfurt – although he wanted to leave shortly afterwards. “It felt exactly like that at the time,” Younes said, adding, “And I think the fans felt that in the games too. […] Yes, Frankfurt was my port. But when a storm suddenly comes up and lasts for several weeks, at some point you prefer to look for another port where the sun shines a bit more. There were a few things that didn’t go well.”
By that he meant the differences between him on the one hand and Oliver Glasner and Markus Krösche on the other. It is “completely legitimate” if a coach prefers to rely on another player. Nevertheless, it is his “aspiration not to sit on the bench, but to stand on the pitch and help my team”.
On the other hand, he downplayed the financial role: “Football is always about money. But it wasn’t like I only had bread and water at home and really wanted more salary to stay.”
“I made mistakes in Frankfurt, too, no question about it. In some situations, I certainly reacted too stubbornly out of my emotions. But I can’t blame myself in terms of sport, I’ve always given everything and haven’t done anything as stupid as I once did Ajax when I refused my substitution,” he more or less drew a line under the SBU chapter.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Younes does not regret Eintracht’s departure: “A few things that didn’t go well” released.