Tuesday's Bundesliga gossip
Bayern München hold no right of first refusal to sign Hamburger SV starlet Jann-Fiete Arp while Julian Nagelsmann has urged RB Leipzig to sign Sebastian Rudy. Here's today's Bundesliga gossip!
Hamburger SV starlet Jann-Fiete Arp was heavily linked with Bayern München until he extended his contract until 2020. It has been reported that Arp is set to join Bayern in the future, but according to Bild, the Bavarians hold no right of first refusal to purchase Arp (Bild).
Julian Nagelsmann will spend another season at Hoffenheim before taking over as RB Leipzig coach next season, but apparently, he already has an influence on his new club's transfers. Nagelsmann has reportedly urged RB Leipzig to sign Bayern München midfielder Sebastian Rudy whom he used to have at his disposal at Hoffenheim (Bild).
Schalke 04 are interested in signing Marlon from FC Barcelona as a replacement for Thilo Kehrer who has joined Paris Saint-Germain (Sport).
Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Aleksandar Dragovic has drawn interest from Serie A side Atalanta. Dragovic is currently behind Jonathan Tah and Sven Bender in the pecking order at Leverkusen (Gianluca Di Marzio).
Scouts from Hoffenheim were watching Feyenoord striker Splinter de Mooij at an under-19 tournament in Croatia last weekend (Sky).
Borussia Dortmund have shown an interest in Tottenham right-back Serge Aurier. However, the Ivorian defender is most likely to stay in London (RMC).
Manchester United are keeping an eye on Hannover 96 youngster Linton Maina. The 19-year-old could make his Bundesliga breakthrough this season after impressing during pre-season (Sportbuzzer).
Hoffenheim centre-back Erin Bicakcic is too expensive for Hannover 96 who are now looking at Sunderland's Papy Djilobodji and Southampton's Jan Bednarek instead (Bild).
Mainz star Pablo De Blasis has previously stressed that he is looking for a new club. But now, it seems that he could stay after all. "It's not all up to me. But, who knows - maybe," he says. The midfielder's contract runs until 2019 (Bild).
Hertha BSC are still looking for a defensive midfielder after failing to land Manchester United's Timothy Fosu-Mensah who joined Fulham on loan instead (Kicker).
Turkish side Besiktas are interested in Eintracht Frankfurt's Marco Fabian (Offenbach-Post).