Schalke have been dismal in recent times, claiming just nine points in 21 Bundesliga games this season.
The Gelsenkirchen side are hurtling towards relegation after just one league win this season, with very few positives to note.
One did come in January as Schalke beat Hoffenheim 4-0, and the star of the show was American teenager Matthew Hoppe.
Hoppe was barely known before that game. He had managed just one goal in 16 Regionaliga West games this term, so few expected him to make a Bundesliga impact.
Hoppe hit a hat-trick against Hoffenheim though, and now has five goals in 11 games for Schalke, meaning he is starting to attract interest.
90Min report that Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are all pursuing Hoppe ahead of a potential move.
American fans appear to feel that this wouldn’t be good for Hoppe, feeling that it’s simply too soon for him to be making a big move this summer.
Some are ‘worried’ that he would get lost in the shuffle at a big club, and feel joining one of the Premier League’s giants would be ‘terrible’.
Fans want the best for Hoppe, and feel it’s time to slow down on the hype surrounding him, believing that a transfer shouldn’t even be discussed any time soon.
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