Does he stay, does he go? As expected, Randal Kolo Muani answered the all-important question evasively. "Now it's time to play the final. That's what we're enormously focused on as a team. Accordingly, there is nothing else for me right now."

Ralf Weitbrecht

Sports editor.

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Wednesday noon, on-site visit to the Eintracht Frankfurt professional camp. On the podium sits goalscorer Kolo Muani, accompanied by Patrick Zeilmann, the future head of team management/integration, who acts as an interpreter. When Kolo Muani is asked about a transfer fee of up to 120 million euros for him, he translates: "That can be a reason for pressure. But now is not the time to talk about transfer fees. Now it's all about the sport."

Full focus on the DFB Cup final against RB Leipzig. For the Saxons, André Silva will miss the final at Berlin's Olympic Stadium due to a muscle injury in his thigh. Kolo Muani was also recently handicapped by adductor problems. However, this did not hurt his urge to do his job in a goal-scoring manner.

"A very good coach"

In the last game against Freiburg, he scored goal number 15 of the season and narrowly missed out on becoming top scorer. "A goal was missing. It may be that there is still the possibility of getting the cannon next season," says Kolo Muani. For the final against RB, the Frenchman is sure to be physically "at 100 percent".

"I regret that it will be Oliver Glasner's last game with Eintracht. He's a very good coach, but I can't influence the decision. For the coach, the win would be a great way to finish." The World Cup runner-up could have a certain influence on how many tickets he receives for friends and acquaintances for the final.

Ten lucky people from Kolo Muani's environment will be present in Berlin. And tens of thousands of Frankfurt fans. "Our fans are positively crazy. They show us their love." Kolo Muani recently thanked it with goals. Maybe even now in the game of games.