According to the coach, Max Kruse will no longer play for VfL Wolfsburg under Niko Kovac. "We demand 100% identification and concentration from every player with a focus on VfL. We didn't have that feeling with Max. That's why he wasn't there and won't be there in the future," said Kovac on Saturday after 1: 0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Sky. The ex-national player was already missing from the squad for Lower Saxony's first win of the season.

When asked by the reporter whether this was the end of a great Bundesliga career, Kovac answered succinctly: "Yes." Will Kruse really not play anymore? "No." As a coach, he has a responsibility to help the team, Kovac said. "We didn't see any impetus from Max that he could help the team. "The club is above everything and that's why we made the decision together."