Markus Krösche to remain at Eintracht Frankfurt, rejects AC Milan move
Frankfurt's sporting director turns down a reported multi-million euro exit as AC Milan's search for a technical director hits another dead end
Markus Krösche isn’t going anywhere. The Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director has confirmed he will stay at the Bundesliga club, turning down a move to AC Milan that had dominated European football headlines for the better part of two weeks.
For Milan, this is becoming a pattern. The Italian giants were already rebuffed by Ralf Rangnick before adding Krösche to their shortlist, and now they’re back to square one in their search for a head of football operations.
How the saga unfolded
Reports surfaced around June 14-16, 2026, suggesting that Krösche and AC Milan had reached a verbal agreement, with compensation figures reportedly in the range of €7.5 to €10 million.
Frankfurt’s chairman Mathias Beck publicly stated on June 15 that no contact had been made by AC Milan regarding his sporting director.
Krösche has been in the Frankfurt role since April 1, 2021, and his contract runs through 2028.
Milan’s revolving door problem
AC Milan’s search for a technical director has been going on long enough to qualify as its own transfer saga. The club has been anticipating significant staff changes heading into the 2025-26 season, and filling the top football operations role has proven stubbornly difficult.
Rangnick said no. Krösche said no.
The fan token footnote
For crypto readers wondering why this story matters to them: there’s a thin but real connection through AC Milan’s fan token, $ACM, which operates on the Chiliz blockchain through the club’s partnership with Socios.com.
Fan tokens are digital assets that give holders voting rights on minor club decisions, like jersey designs or match-day music, while also functioning as speculative instruments tied to a club’s fortunes and sentiment.
The honest assessment is that this particular development is unlikely to move the needle on $ACM in any meaningful way. Fan tokens react most sharply to on-pitch results, major player signings, and broad crypto market trends. The Chiliz ecosystem, where $ACM lives alongside fan tokens from dozens of other clubs, has generally tracked broader crypto cycles more than individual club news.