Overview
- After Saturday's friendly win over Waldhof Mannheim, Adi Hütter told Eintracht TV that the club will keep Elias Baum and rule out a summer sale.
- Baum provided the decisive assist in that Mannheim match and has shown improved training form in preseason, which Hütter praised as a basis for retention.
- Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen were reported to have shown interest, with MOPO saying HSV offered roughly €3–4 million, but Eintracht declined approaches.
- The 21-year-old returned from loan last season but dealt with injuries and managed only five brief Bundesliga appearances, while sporting director Ole Book already knew him from Elversberg.
- Eintracht frames the decision as a sporting and developmental move that gives Baum a real chance to compete for the starting right-back spot and lets the club keep a home-grown asset.