The summer transfer window is fast approaching and more and more potential changes are on the horizon. May 25 transfer news and rumours.
Leonardo Balerdi
Eintracht Frankfurt is apparently interested in signing Leonardo Balerdi. This is reported by the French portal team football. After an unfortunate engagement at Borussia Dortmund, the 24-year-old central defender developed into a top performer at Olympique Marseille. His contract with OM runs until 2026. Apart from Frankfurt, Ajax Amsterdam and Real Sociedad San Sebastian are also said to be interested.
Tom Krauss
The future of Tom Krauss, on loan from RB Leipzig, at FC Schalke 04 apparently depends on which league he belongs to. Loud sports1 if a purchase obligation of three million euros would apply in the event of relegation, the player would then be bound until 2027. In the event of relegation, Krauss would initially return to Leipzig, but could then be sold due to the great competition. On the last day of the game, Schalke, who are currently in 17th place, will meet Leipzig of all places.
Kevin Prince Boateng
Kevin-Prince Boateng lie loud table football Inquiries from Italy and the Arab world. The 36-year-old actually wanted to end his career after the season and work in another capacity for Bundesliga relegated Hertha BSC, but according to the report he is now toying with a one-year continuation of his career. At Hertha there is great uncertainty after the relegation and in view of the open licensing issue.
Mark Flekken
Mark Flekken is apparently about to move from SC Freiburg to FC Brentford. Loud table football the 29-year-old keeper will be transferred from the Netherlands for the fixed transfer fee of 13 million euros.
Florian Kohfeldt
Florian Kohfeldt could be loud Picture take over the coaching position at Bundesliga relegated Hertha BSC and replace Pal Dardai. According to the report, he is highly valued by the US investor 777 Partners, who invested 100 million euros in Hertha. Kohfeldt was already a topic at Hertha last summer, after many years at Werder Bremen he most recently coached VfL Wolfsburg.
Spicy: Kohfeldt is advised by Marc Kosicke, whom Lars Windhorst once wanted to make a member of the supervisory board. Nothing came of it due to DFL concerns about conflicts of interest, instead Windhorst made Kosicke his football advisor. In the course of the sale of his Hertha shares to 777 Partners, Windhorst apparently received shares in this company.
Lucas Hernandez
Lucas Hernández is apparently aiming for a move from Bayern Munich to Paris Saint-Germain. According to the French L’Equipe the 27-year-old central defender and PSG already agree that the two clubs would now have to agree on a transfer fee. Had previously sports1 reported specific PSG interest.
Here is the detailed report.
Yan Summers
Yann Sommer will probably leave FC Bayern Munich again in the summer. He reports that table football and refers to four clubs that would deal with him: Villarreal FC, Valencia FC, Leicester City and AS Monaco, where Alexander Nübel’s loan expires. He is also expected to be sold in the upcoming transfer window.
The 34-year-old Sommer only came in winter as a short-term replacement for the injured Manuel Neuer and signed a contract until 2025. However, he did not convince in the second half of the season. Meanwhile, Neuer is working on his comeback and should be back in goal at the start of the season.
Almamy Toure
Defender Almamy Toure leaves Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of the season. The expiring contract with the 27-year-old Malian will not be extended, as the SBU announced on Thursday. Toure has played 80 competitive games for Eintracht since moving from AS Monaco in 2019, including winning the Europa League final last season.