Brentford have held talks with Schalke over a possible deal for Matthew Hoppe, The Telegraph’s Mick McGrath reports. The Bees have made a sublime return to top-flight football with four points from their first two games of the campaign. However, they can’t get carried away from the bright start, and there could be more inward transfer activity before the deadline. Hoppe has been linked with several clubs over the past few weeks. Everton were recently credited with an interest in signing him. It is now reported that the Bees have entered the pursuit of the United States international, who is valued at £8 million by Schalke. Sportslens view: Hoppe made his senior club debut last term. He showed plenty of promise with six goals from just 1,309 minutes of Bundesliga football. He has ...
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle United and Brentford are interested in signing Schalke striker Matthew Hoppe, Football Insider reports. The United States international is likely to leave the German outfit this summer after they were relegated to the second tier after three decades. His agents are reportedly travelling to the UK. Wolves, Newcastle and Brentford are among the clubs vying to land his signature before the deadline. The trio are keen on pursuing a new centre-forward this month. Hoppe could be available on a cut-price deal with Schalke’s financial concerns. Sportslens view: Hoppe only made his first-team debut for Schalke in November 2020. He showed plenty of promise with six goals from 22 Bundesliga games last term. He has since become an international with United States. He...
Everton are planning to make a move for Schalke’s rising talent Matthew Hoppe this summer. According to journalist Ekrem Konur, the Toffee will bid for the ‘striking sensation’ in the next few days. Everton have already collected necessary information for Hoppe, and they have been in contact to sign him. Schalke, who were relegated from the Bundesliga last season, would be powerless to prevent Hoppe from leaving the club if Everton come calling. It has been claimed that the Toffees are planning to offer a paltry £2 million bid for the five-times capped US international. 👥📞#Everton met with the #Schalke04 team and got information about Matthew #Hoppe. 🤔Everton plans to bid 💷£2 million for #MatthewHoppe. #EFC #S04 pic.twitter.com/Y0zvIBhqJR — Ekrem K...
Tottenham Hotspur are thought to be keen on signing the Schalke youngster Matthew Hoppe. The 20 year old American forward is rated highly at the German club and 90 min are reporting that four Premier League clubs are keen on the player. Apparently, the likes of Spurs, Southampton, Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are all expected to submit offers for the player. The German club are under financial pressure because of the pandemic and the club hierarchy are looking to cash in on some of their players to ease the situation. Schalke are now looking to recoup a significant fee for the youngster who has two years left on his current deal. Hoppe has established himself as a first-team player for Schalke already and he managed to score six goals in 22 Bundesliga appearances for them l...