Hertha BSC is said to be aiming for an exchange deal with the Italian champions SSC Naples in the struggle for the desired player Diego Demme.
As “Sky” reporter Florian Plettenberg reported via Twitter, the newly crowned Scudetto winner is very interested in a midfielder Lucas Tousart. In particular, the new head coach Rudi Garcia should make himself strong for the 26-year-old Frenchman.
It is said that there are already talks between Naples and Hertha BSC about a player swap. According to Plettenberg, a transfer fee for Tousart could also flow to Berlin. Accordingly, further talks and negotiations between the parties are scheduled.
At Hertha BSC, Tousart is considered a candidate for departure, although he was one of the few sporting bright spots in the Bundesliga relegated team last season. Because: The old lady is urgently dependent on transfer proceeds in order to fill her clammy coffers. Demme, who has been traded in the capital for weeks, plus swapping a few million for Tousart, should therefore be an extremely attractive model from the point of view of the Berlin club management.
Hertha BSC paid record sum for Lucas Tousart
Tousart switched from Olympique Lyon to Hertha BSC in January 2020 for the club’s record amount of 25 million euros. There he had to contend with some initial difficulties, but blossomed into a top performer by the 2022/2023 season at the latest. 34 competitive games in the Bundesliga and DFB Cup with six goals and three assists are in his statistics for the last twelve months. However, its market value is now only estimated at a meager nine million euros.
The former national player Demme said about two weeks ago that a change from Hertha BSC was imminent. The former Leipziger is said to have long since promised that it was only about the transfer fee, “Sky” reported at the time. However, these negotiations appear to have been difficult so far.