Frankfurt signs goalkeeper Noah Atubolu from Freiburg as the Bundesliga season starts

Eintracht Frankfurt has signed up-and-coming German goalkeeper Noah Atubolu from Freiburg as the new Bundesliga season begins on Friday. Atubolu played a pivotal role in Freiburg's Europa League final victory last season, which they lost to Aston Villa. The young player had been linked with a possible move to Villa during the summer as he sought to leave Freiburg.

However, he has now joined Frankfurt on a season-long loan deal with a potential purchase clause. This move resolves a lengthy transfer saga involving Freiburg, who signed Mio Backhaus from Werder Bremen as a replacement for Atubolu, who was omitted from the squad for Freiburg's opening games of the season. Atubolu's new contract extends his time with Freiburg, preventing him from becoming a free agent and joining another club next summer.