Filip Kostić - The Soaring Serbian Eagle

Eintracht Frankfurt are flying quite high right now. The Eagles’ 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund has put them seven points clear in 4th spot in the Bundesliga, so they are quite handily placed to qualify for Champions League football next season.

If they were to do so, it would only be their second entry into Europe’s premier club competition in their history, with the first coming in 1959/60 when they went all the way to the European Cup finals but were ultimately beaten by Real Madrid, at a time when the Bundesliga did not even exist. Adi Hütter is, therefore, on course to create history with this Frankfurt side, and one of his most important players has been Filip Kostić.

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The Serbian international was signed in the summer of 2018, which was when the Austrian manager replaced the Bayern-bound Niko Kovač in Frankfurt. The initial deal was a one-year loan from Hamburg, but a successful campaign including 10 goals and 12 assists in the Bundesliga and Europa League saw Kostić join on a permanent deal for just €6 million. That proved to be an absolute bargain, as he added six goals and 14 assists in those two competitions in 2019/20, while already matching his Bundesliga tally of four goals and 11 assists from last season in 2020/21.