Fulham’s interest in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Rocco Reitz confirmed | OneFootball

Florian Plettenberg reports that Fulham have shown concrete interest in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Rocco Reitz. The German journalist confirms a report emanating from British journalist Jack Kelly some days ago. Plettenberg nevertheless emphasizes that the Bundesliga and Premier League club have not yet held concrete talks. Reitz is estimated to be worth €15m.

Reitz – who last extended his deal with his current club in February 2024 – has also been linked with RB Leipzig and West Ham United. A release clause was part of the deal. The Duisburg native does maintain plenty of affinity to his academy side. He joined the BMG ranks in 2009, finally earning a regular starting spot with Gladbach during the 2023/24 campaign after back-to-back Belgian loans.

Reitz recently completed his latest international tour-of-duty with Antonio Di Salvo’s Germany U21 side at the U21 Championship in Slovakia. Starting all five fixtures of relevance, Reitz came close to logging maximum minutes in the competition. Di Salvo only subbed him off in the 90th minute of the second group stage fixture and the 88th minute of the semi-final victory over France.

Going the full 120 minutes on the two occasions the German U21s played extra time matches, Reitz’s current fatigue level likely precludes him from making any major decision about his future yet. Reitz famously delivered the “Per Mertesacker Fatigue Line” after a grueling quarterfinal victory over Italy.

GGFN | Peter Weis