The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Blues' club official has confirmed that the German side want to sign a defensive player in the January transfer window, and sees the central defender as a prospective transfer
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Kirchhoff-c17769, according to general manager Horst Heldt. He claimed that the Bundesliga outfit is eager to sign the player in the upcoming transfer market
as the team is interested to avail his services.
The Gelsenkirchen side are looking forward to bolster their defensive ranks, and the centre-back would solve their problems at the back as he would be a great addition with the January window looming. They are having troubles
and are short of defensive cover at the moment.
Moreover, key defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos is not available as he suffered an injury. This is a big blow for the Miners as the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 international was integral part of their back four. As a result of this, the UEFA Champions
League-chasing team will try to add to their squad in the forthcoming transfer window.
Heldt said that he is yet to talk to Mainz about signing the stopper, but admitted that he is in contention to sign for them in the near future.
"This [Kirchhoff] is an interesting player, whose contract expires at the end of the season," the former FV Bad Honnef and FC Koln youth academy player was quoted as saying in an interview.
"We have contacted his agent because he has some of our players under contract,” the executive board member added.
“Currently we have had no contact with Mainz, but the fact is that through the even longer injury-induced loss of Kyriakos Papadopoulos, we need cover in the centre of defence," the former FC Koln, TSV 1860 Munchen and Eintracht
Frankfurt central midfielder finally concluded.
Schalke can take advantage of the fact that Kirchhoff’s current contract will run out in the summer. Therefore, Mainz can either sell him in January or see him depart the side on a free transfer in June. Heldt confirmed that
he has discussed a move with the player’s agent.
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