Eintracht Frankfurt manager Dino Toppmoller has publicly expressed his desire to manage Manchester United one day amid current boss Ruben Amorim’s struggles.
Toppmoller, 44, has enjoyed a great deal of success in the Bundesliga since bagging his first managerial role in 2023.
Before that he’d learnt his trade as an assistant coach, first at RB Leipzig and later under now-Barcelona boss Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich between 2021 and 2023.
At Frankfurt he’s successfully developed young talents such as Hugo Ekitike and Omar Marmoush, while also guiding the club to the Champions League for the first time in their history.
They currently sit top of the competition’s league phase after thrashing Galatasaray 5-1 on their debut in Europe’s premium tournament.
And now Toppmoller has outlined his vision for the future, with a move to the English game in his sights.
Eintracht Frankfurt boss Dino Toppmoller has outlined his vision to manage Man United
The 44-year-old has helped develop both Omar Marmoush and Hugo Ekitike in the Bundesliga
He told the Phrasenmaeher podcast: ‘Basically it’s a dream to be at Frankfurt.
‘It’s simply a fantastic club. Here, as a teenager, I witnessed for the first time that my father was a Bundesliga coach. That naturally creates an emotional bond with the club.
‘Thinking about abroad, I often played computer games as a child, always with one team – Manchester United. That would definitely nice some day because’s it’s an extraordinary club.
‘When I was a teenager, Manchester United were along with Real Madrid the biggest club of all.’
Current United boss Ruben Amorim has struggled since taking over almost a year ago.
The Red Devils slumped to a 15th-placed finish last term and have endured a difficult start to this campaign – they currently sit 11th after five games. The Carabao Cup loss to Grimsby Town in a season where United are competing on just three fronts came as a huge blow.
As pressure was mounting following the Manchester derby defeat, Amorim however picked up a crucial win against Chelsea on the weekend. While his position was not deemed to be under immediate effect, a loss would have left him in a perilous position.
Speaking post-match, Amorim admitted it’s now time for his team to ‘create a bit of momentum’.
Ruben Amorim has come under pressure this season after a difficult start to the season
United did however pick up a win against Chelsea on the weekend at a rainy Old Trafford
‘We deserved the win, it’s just one win,’ he said, ‘and we need to think about the next one.
‘It’s really important because I understand the environment around the team and the coach. This game was really important for that.
‘It’s Manchester United winning a game at home, it’s just that. Three points. It’s trying to create the momentum.
‘We cannot forget that we suffer a lot when we are not in the top, in our maximum in all aspects. We can lose against Grimsby, we can win against any team. We need to take that for the next week.
‘Of course it’s really good to win, you can feel the environment in the dressing room. But forget that feeling. I prefer the other feeling now, because it will bring us the urgency to win again. That is really important again.’
Amorim and his team travel to London on Saturday to face Brentford in a fixture which will see Bryan Mbuemo return to his former team.
