Overview
- German reports say Frankfurt made a verbal inquiry to AS Monaco and opened negotiations for the 19-year-old forward.
- Eintracht is pursuing a loan deal with an option to buy, while French reports indicate Monaco favors an outright sale and no agreement has been reached.
- Coverage cites a possible option fee near €25 million, after Monaco reportedly rejected a Stuttgart offer of €22 million plus €5 million in bonuses last summer.
- Ilenikhena joined Monaco for roughly €19 million after a breakout year at Royal Antwerp and has mostly featured as a substitute this season, scoring two goals.
- The bid forms part of Frankfurt’s broader attacking overhaul that has already brought in Younes Ebnoutalib and includes a near-term move for Arnaud Kalimuendo, whose deal is delayed by Nottingham Forest’s match-day requirement before a planned medical.