Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing 23-year-old German striker Phil Harres from relegation-threatened Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.
According to a report by Football Insider, Phil Harres is the subject of interest from Crystal Palace. The Eagles are scouring the market for a striker heading into the summer transfer window. So, the Holstein Kiel centre-forward has emerged as a target for the South London club. In addition, Wolverhampton Wanderers are keen on signing the versatile German attacker.
Who is Phil Harres?
Phil Harres has been a solid performer without dramatically changing his club’s fortunes since joining Holstein Kiel from FC 08 Homburg last summer. A native of Datteln, he spent his formative years in Germany, passing through the academies at Borussia Dortmund, VfL Bochum, Hombrucher SV, and Preußen Münster before graduating from the youth division at SG Dynamo Dresden.
However, the 23-year-old went under the radar in his formative years and the early seasons of his professional career. Harres has finally risen in prominence this season, contributing to 13 goals in 31 appearances across all competitions for Holstein Kiel and the relegation-threatened Bundesliga club’s reserve side. He has found the back of the net ten times and provided three assists.
Meanwhile, Harres’s progress has not gone unnoticed, capturing the attention of several well-known clubs across Europe. A summer move to the Premier League might be on the cards for the versatile German attacker, with Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers among the prospective suitors vying for his signature heading into the summer transfer window.
Crystal Palace’s interest in Phil Harres is understandable. The Eagles are scouring the market for a striker heading into the summer transfer window amid uncertainties surrounding Jean-Philippe Mateta’s long-term future. The French attacker is a target for several Premier League bigwigs, including Manchester United.
So, several strikers, including Marcus Rashford, have emerged on Crystal Palace’s radar. However, Harres is also a viable target for the South London outfit. Meanwhile, the Eagles face stiff competition from Wolverhampton Wanderers to sign the Holstein Kiel attacker from the relegation-threatened Bundesliga club.
Meanwhile, Holstein Kiel will not demand a bomb to part ways with the 23-year-old German striker, valuing him at around €10 million. So, with Harres showing the ability to succeed in the top flight after making the improbable jump from the fourth division, it will not be surprising to see him joining Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window.
