Bild report that a summer transfer for former Arsenal centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos is very possible, but it could take a while to go through.
There are a number of clubs interested in the Stuttgart defender, including Fulham and Nottingham Forest from the Premier League.
Eintracht Frankfurt are hoping to keep Mavropanos in the Bundesliga, whilst Napoli have their eyes on him from Serie A.
As it stands, Stuttgart haven’t received any offers, but they’re open to them.
Bild claim Mavropanos has a release clause worth €25m (£21.5m), but Stuttgart are open to selling for a fee in the region of €15-20m (£12.9-17.2m).
For the time being, Mavropanos is working under the assumption he’ll be back with Stuttgart for pre-season later this month.
Mavropanos has a sell-on clause in his Stuttgart contract, so if he makes a summer move, Arsenal would take home some of the proceeds.
Inter Milan, Wolves, and West Ham have all been linked with interest over the last couple of months, on top of the names mentioned by Bild.
Mavropanos has been linked with a transfer away from Stuttgart since before he even officially joined them.
Reports last spring suggested he was going to make his loan move permanent and then immediately leave, which didn’t happen.
But after another year battling relegation with Stuttgart, you’d imagine the 25-year-old might feel the time is now right to move on.
Stuttgart only avoided relegation with a win in their relegation play-off against Hamburg, having finished 16th in the Bundesliga regular season.