Fulham are holding talks with the Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Rocco Reitz, according to Jack Kelly.
The German under-21 international has made 68 appearances for his boyhood club, scoring eight goals, having joined Mönchengladbach’s academy aged nine. He made his senior debut in a 3-2 win at Mainz in October 2020, and after two loan spells with Belgian outfit Sint-Truiden, became a first-time regular in the 2023-2024 campaign, scoring six goals in 37 games as Gerardo Seoane’s side finished fourteenth in the Bundesliga and reached the quarter-finals of the DFB Pokal.
Reitz, who trained with Germany’s senior side ahead of the 2024 European Championships, scored twice in 27 games last term as Gladbach finished tenth. He is currently playing for the German under-21 side that have roared back from 2-0 down to be on level terms with England in the Under-21 European Championship final. The talented midfielder’s £17m release clause becomes active in July – and has already drawn interest from West Ham United.
Silva is known to be looking to add bite to his midfield over the close season and the Whites are exploring the possibility of a return to Craven Cottage for Joao Palhinha, who left for Bayern Munich last summer. A deal for the Portuguese international, who turns 30 this summer would have be financially viable, and the Cottagers are casting a wide net for younger holding midfielders across the continent.
This feels like every other window that TK has been involved in. Rumour after rumour and nothing happens. I see Sunderland have just bought a player we were targeting. They just put their hand in their pocket and did it. Why can’t we ??
Marco must be getting totally frustrated by now. We still haven’t sorted out the Tete and Cairney situations yet. Should have been done before the window opened and Muniz should have been offered a longer contract.
Don’t think I’ll look at all the rumours again until the last day of the window.
C.B. is right here !! Why wait and wait until late in the window !! Penny Pinching won’t get us anywhere !! Need the squard ready and running by late July !! I am as frustrated as anybody else here .