Milan could revive their interest in Markus Krösche, with the Eintracht Frankfurt director now in a position to leave in September.
Krösche was one of the names at the centre of Milan's management overhaul earlier in the summer, tipped alongside Timmo Hardung to help rebuild the Rossoneri with a serious budget behind them. The move never materialised. Reports in Germany turned negative before the window really opened, and Krösche then signed an extension with Frankfurt that appeared to close the door entirely.
That door may be ajar again. According to Bild, Krösche could leave Eintracht in September, and two factors are driving it.
The first is contractual. His agreement with Frankfurt contains clauses that allow him to depart without heavy penalties from September onwards, whereas an exit during the summer window, which is what Milan wanted, would have carried far steeper costs given the recent renewal that tied him down.
The second concerns Frankfurt's own mood. Bild reports that the club is not entirely satisfied with its recent transfer business, partly because Krösche himself may have been distracted by his talks with Milan over the Head of Football role.
Antonio Vitiello has added the Milan-side detail, reporting that there is internal talk of revisions to the current structure and that the Rossoneri could move again for their former sporting director candidate. As Vitiello puts it: "There is talk within AC Milan of possible revisions to the current organizational structure. If Krosche were to arrive after the transfer window closed, i.e. in September, the management structure would inevitably undergo changes."
The knock-on effects would land mainly on one man. According to Vitiello, Hendrik Almstadt would be the most affected, with Krösche taking on an operational role covering negotiations and meetings with managers and agents. Bonny Gardiner handles scouting and data analysis, while Almstadt currently runs the negotiations, and that overlap is where the friction would sit.
"With Krosche's possible arrival, Almstadt could therefore say goodbye or at least scale back its operations," Vitiello continued. He also stressed why the story holds weight, noting that Bild has followed the situation all summer and said from the start that Frankfurt would not release their director before the window shut for contractual reasons.
No timeline beyond September has been given, and no fee or compensation figure has been reported. From here it rests on whether Milan reopen contact once the window closes and how far they are willing to reshape a management team they only assembled weeks ago.