A few days ago.
It was Friday, the morning before Frankfurt's game against Leverkusen.
The office was on the second floor of the DFB Campus in Frankfurt am Main, with large windows that looked out over the empty training pitches. The fields were quiet, with no players or coaches outside, only the still green surface under a pale sky. Inside, the room was neat and modern — glass walls, a long conference table, and shelves lined with binders and framed team jerseys.
Player profiles and scouting reports were spread across the table along with a few tablets and cooling cups of coffee. The only sounds were the faint hum of the air system and the occasional rustle of paper. It was a calm but focused space, where the staff continued to go over names and details before finalizing the call-ups for the national team.
Sitting around the table were several individuals — one white-haired old man, three middle-aged men, and two women.
