To Manchester via Bayer Leverkusen
Last weekend, Kennet Eichhorn scored his first goal in the German 2. Bundesliga and became the youngest goalscorer in the competition’s history. Just under three months before turning 17, Eichhorn continues to fill newspaper columns across Europe. Goal after goal, it was somewhat expected that such a wunderkind would eventually start finding the net — even though he is a boy who primarily operates as a defensive midfielder — so the more interesting reasons behind the headlines concern something else entirely. It is not hard to guess: a transfer. Although he is playing his first season in senior football, and although he has so far made only 18 appearances for Hertha BSC, there is little chance that Eichhorn will still be at the Olympic Stadium after June.🚨💎 EXCL | There is a concrete plan for Manchester City to sign Kennet Eichhorn by triggering his release clause and then loaning him directly to Bayer 04 Leverkusen next summer. The deal is possible because Leverkusen and #MCFC have ha..