Fulham and Nottingham Forest are among the ‘interested parties’ considering a potential deal for Stuttgart defender Konstantinos Mavropanos this summer.
That’s according to BILD, who say that a transfer is very much on the cards for the Greek defender but it ‘could take some time’ before it happens.
The newspaper explains that there are many interested parties for the 25-year-old centre-back, who has impressed with the German side since signing from Arsenal.
They say ‘it is no secret’ that Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis ‘would like’ to sign the defender for his side next season but Fulham ‘are also interested’ in a deal.
There is also interest in the Bundesliga and Italy, where Eintracht Frankfurt and Napoli have also had their eyes on Mavropanos for weeks.
BILD reports that Stuttgart are yet to receive an offer for the defender but are open to a sale. The player has a release clause worth €25m but they would do a deal for €15-20m.
The expectation is that the ‘poker game’ around the player will drag on for a few more weeks and Mavropanos is personally ‘assuming’ he will start pre-season with Stuttgart once his holidays are over.
He is expected back in Neukirchen on July 17th after international duty with Greece extended his holidays and he has not given notice to leave his flat in Stuttgart, another hint he doesn’t think a deal is on the cards.
Because the international transfer market doesn’t usually pick up pace until August, neither club are expecting movement and will instead wait for options to be presented to them.
Whether there are bids from Fulham or Nottingham Forest remains to be seen but in Germany they believe that both will be in the mix.
