Amanatidis faces long layoff

Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ioannis Amanatidis could be out of action until February after an operation on his knee revealed cartilage damage.

The Greece international, who regularly captains the Bundesliga club, has only made five appearances for his club this term. He was expected to be the spearhead in a one-two punch with fellow patriot Nikos Liberopoulos who transferred to the Commerz-Bank Arena from Greek giants AEK Athens. However, the expected dynamic partnership never managed to impose itself on the German Bundesliga, as Amanatidis fell victim to injury early in the season.

As for the fate of the German side, their position in the league standings holds high correlation with the absence of its captain. Frankfurt currently sits in twelfth position, only four points above the drop zone.