 1899 Hoffenheim took Lakić on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season to fill the gap left by Vedad Ibišević departure for VfB Stuttgart.Lakić was sparingly used by manager Markus Babbel, and returned to VfL Wolfsburg, without scoring a single goal.In January 2013, Lakić was again sent on loan, this time to Eintracht Frankfurt for the second leg of the 2012–13 season and the following entire 2013–14 campaign.