Eintracht will lose one of its heroes in Europe this summer

Japanese midfielder Daichi Kamada He will leave Eintracht Frankfurt as a free agent at the end of the season when his contract expires, the German club reported today.

Kamada In 2017, he moved from Sagan Tosu to Eintracht. For part of the 2018/2019 season, he was on loan to St. Troyden in Belgium. Since then, he has scored 37 goals and provided 31 assists in 170 appearances for Eintracht.

His performances have been particularly impressive in European competition, with 14 goals and 4 assists in 38 appearances.

Kamata won the German Cup in Eintracht in 2018 and the Europa League in 2022 after beating FC Barcelona in the quarterfinals. He did not score in either of the two games, 1-1 at Frankfurt and 2-3 at Camp Nou.During the tournament he saw goals five times and converted penalties In the shootout that decided the final (1-1 and 5-4) against Rangers in Sánchez Pizjuan, Seville.

Kamata scored 13 goals in 28 games this season. Including three consecutive Champions League group stage matches (vs Tottenham, Marseille and Sporting) This allowed Eintracht to advance to the round of 16, where they were eliminated against Napoli.

echoed in balsa

“We wanted to stay with Daichi, but the player’s interests were different. We thank him for his commitment to Eintracht and wish him well in the future.” Sporting Director Markus Crochet said: The fate of the 26-year-old player is still unknown. More recently, he has partnered with Barça, but there is no record of the Camp Nou showing any interest in incorporating him.

Kamata participates Helped Japan overcome group 1st after beating Spain and Germany at World Cup in Qatarbefore losing in the round of 16 to Croatia on penalties.