Hertha Berlin’s Marvin Plattenhardt could move to the Premier League from the Bundesliga with Fulham reportedly interested.
Almost a third of the clubs in the Premier League have been lined with Hertha Berlin left-back Marvin Plattenhardt in recent weeks.
It has been reported that Everton, Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Watford and Bournemouth are chasing the 26-year-old and now Bild have added another club into the mix – newly promoted Fulham.
The Cottagers may need to strengthen at left-back this summer with a deal to sign Southampton’s Matt Targett, who impressed on loan at Craven Cottage from January until May, understood to have hit the buffers. Plattenhardt, however, could be an upgrade.
The free-kick specialist has been one of the Bundesliga’s finest left-backs in recent seasons and has forced his way into Germany’s squad as a result.
Plattenhardt was part of Joachim Low’s ‘B team’ that won the Confederations Cup last summer and also travelled to the World Cup, although the Germans were far less impressive and suffered a stunning group-stage exit.
Bild adds that Hertha Berlin would be willing to listen to offers for Plattenhardt as they have 21-year-old Maxi Mittelstadt waiting in the wings as a ready-made replacement.
But it is understood that it could cost around £22 million to lure Plattenhardt from Hertha; a fee that would require Fulham to smash their transfer record and perhaps pay even more than they would have to spend on Aleksandar Mitrovic.
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