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Robert Andrich to Eintracht Frankfurt

Quiet since 13 July 2026. Last report: Florian Plettenberg. Probability when it went quiet: 12%.

Eintracht Frankfurt have opened talks over a move for Robert Andrich, with Bayer Leverkusen prepared to let the 31-year-old midfielder leave this summer. Frankfurt see him as a leader who can add steel to their dressing room, and the player has already been informed of their interest. Nothing is close to done, though. Reports describe conversations as ongoing rather than advanced, and Leverkusen's stance on a fee has not been settled. The story comes from Florian Plettenberg, a well-regarded name in German football reporting, citing Kicker as the original source and confirming it independently. That combination, a trusted reporter backing up a respected print outlet, gives the story real weight even at this early stage. No second outlet has added fresh detail yet, so the picture remains grounded in one strong voice rather than a wide spread of confirmation. The chance of this actually happening looks slim for now. Andrich is under contract until 2028, which gives Leverkusen no urgency to sell, and the fee being discussed, somewhere between €4m and €6m, sits close to his market value without settling the matter. For the move to happen, Frankfurt likely need to convince both player and club that this is the right moment, against a background where talks have only just begun. Andrich's route to Leverkusen offers useful context. He arrived there from Union Berlin for €7m, having previously moved to Union Berlin from Heidenheim for €3m in 2019. Those numbers show a player whose valuation has climbed steadily, though a fee in the €4m-€6m range now would represent a step down from

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