By Marcus Boettcher Last updated: 13th February 2008
Fenin: Instant success
Martin Fenin has explained the logic behind his decision to join Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.
After shooting to prominence during the 2007 Under 20 World Cup, the Czech striker had been tracked by a number of more glamorous, high-profile clubs than Frankfurt before finally agreeing a £2.6million switch to the Waldstadion.
Since the move, though, he has enjoyed instant success in Germany, scoring a hat-trick on his debut and adding another in his second appearance, immediately justifying why Frankfurt were so keen to break their transfer record to sign him.
Juventus, Werder Bremen and Arsenal were believed to be among the clubs Fenin turned down and despite the seemingly strange choice he believes that he made the right decision for his own personal development.
"They have built a fanstatic stadium in Frankfurt which has an incredible atmosphere," he told Bild.
"However, the main reason behind my decision to join Eintracht was that here I am their most expensive player ever.
"That proved to me that the club really wanted me. It would have been different had I joined Juventus where £2.6million transfers are a normal occurrence."
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 30th November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Borussia Dortmund 0 - 0 Wolfsburg | |
| VfL Bochum 1 - 1 Hamburg | |
| VfB Stuttgart 2 - 0 Schalke 04 | |
| Saturday 29th November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Werder Bremen 5 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 2 Bayern Munich | |
| Borussia M'gladbach 1 - 3 Cottbus | |
| Hannover 96 3 - 2 Karlsruhe | |
| TSG Hoffenheim 3 - 0 Arminia Bielefeld | |
| Friday 28th November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Hertha Berlin 2 - 1 Cologne | |
| Sunday 23rd November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Hamburg 2 - 1 Werder Bremen | |
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Schalke 04 3 - 1 Borussia M'gladbach | |
| Wolfsburg 4 - 1 VfB Stuttgart | |
| VfL Bochum 2 - 3 Hertha Berlin | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt 4 - 0 Hannover 96 | |
| Arminia Bielefeld 2 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Bayern Munich 4 - 1 Cottbus | |
| Cologne 1 - 3 TSG Hoffenheim | |
| Friday 21st November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Karlsruhe 0 - 1 Borussia Dortmund | |
| Sunday 16th November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Werder Bremen 3 - 1 Cologne | |
| Saturday 15th November | |
| German Bundesliga | |
| Hertha Berlin 2 - 1 Hamburg | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoffenheim | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | Hamburg | 15 | 27 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 15 | 25 |
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