The Hamburger Morgenpost reports that Southampton defender Armel Bella-Kotchap’s transfer to Hamburg has fallen through. The newly-promoted Bundesliga outfit does not wish to meet Southampton’s demand for a €10m transfer fee. Attempts to work out a loan deal with the EFL Championship club also proved unsuccessful.
The Morgenpost article notes that Hamburg shall intensify their search for another central defender over the weekend, ideally having a new introduction to present early next week. Interestingly enough, HSV have also been linked with Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Luka Vuskovic.
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