Sacha Tavolieri reports that Croatian central defender Hrvoje Smolcic of Eintracht Frankfurt has failed his RSC Anderlecht medical. Smolcic’s persistent knee issues evidently proved to be a deal breaker for the Belgian Pro League side.

Both commencing a three-match pre-season tour of the USA, Aston Villa and Eintracht Frankfurt face off at the Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville on Saturday. Unai Emery has overseen a pair of dampening losses in the Lions' warm-up period so far, while the Bundesliga outfit recently trumped local rivals FSV Frankfurt in a five-goal thriller.

Soon-to-be-unveiled Liverpool signing Hugo Ekitiké is one of five Eintracht Frankfurt players not included in the squad for the Bundesliga club’s coming USA tour. Mahmoud Dahoud, Aurelio Buta,

However, the price has ended up being a sticking point for Frankfurt. Copenhagen wanted to make Froholdt their record sale and were demanding at least €20m, which is a fee Frankfurt would not pay. This has caused them to pull out of the race for the midfielder.

FSV Frankfurt and Eintracht Frankfurt are set to meet in a men's international club friendly between a pair of German teams.