{"id":632542,"date":"2023-12-12T11:32:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=632542"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:32:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:32:23","slug":"thilo-kehrer-plettenberg-west-ham-frankfurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/12\/thilo-kehrer-plettenberg-west-ham-frankfurt\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Open to Leave&#8217;: Journalist Reports That London Club Could Lose &#8216;Goal Threat&#8217; Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham are in the middle of the pack so far this season in the Premier League. A strong run of form, or a dip in their performance on the pitch, could see them rise to a spot for European football or drop into the bottom half of the table. Whatever David Moyes leads the Hammers to over the next couple of months, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1734214131941626296?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florian Plettenberg<\/a> believes that it could be without one of their defensive starlets.<\/p>\n<h2>Thilo Kehrer Could Leave West Ham This Winter<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thilo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kehrer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Kehrer<\/a>, open to leave West Ham in winter as he\u2019s not playing in the Premier League. Many clubs inquired about him. His management is sounding out the market \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WHUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eintracht?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Eintracht<\/a> is very interested confirmed &#8211; first via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BILD_Eintracht?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BILD_Eintracht<\/a> \u2714\ufe0f<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f But: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SGE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SGE<\/a> has more candidates\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QHldJFHYQr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QHldJFHYQr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1734214131941626296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Reports Coming out of Germany<\/h3>\n<p>The Sky Sports Germany journalist stated that Thilo Kehrer is &#8220;open to leave West Ham&#8221; this winter. A lack of playing time serves as the main reason behind the German defender&#8217;s potential departure. An integral component of the Hammers&#8217; campaign last year, the 27-year-old appears ready to depart and find a starting role somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/11\/west-ham-dominic-solanke-transfer-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano: West Ham United Among Clubs Tracking \u2018Dream\u2019 Premier League Forward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plettenberg reported that &#8220;Many clubs inquired about him.&#8221; Eintracht Frankfurt, according to the German outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/bulinews.com\/news\/19611\/kehrer-linked-eintracht-frankfurt-move\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sport Bild<\/a>, are arguably the most interested club at the moment. The Bundesliga outfit has &#8220;more candidates on their list,&#8221; however, and Kehrer could end up with another squad in January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <\/strong>You NEED to Watch the Bundesliga!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You NEED to Watch the Bundesliga!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1rqCsl3JvI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Kehrer&#8217;s Rise and Fall<\/h3>\n<p>A product of Schalke 04&#8217;s famed youth academy, he came to West Ham from Paris Saint-Germain following a treble of Ligue 1 titles and an appearance in the Champions League final. Heralded as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3515261\/2022\/08\/18\/thilo-kehrer-west-ham-intelligence-positioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">goal threat<\/a>&#8221; despite his defensive positioning, the German played in 27 Premier League fixtures and helped the team secure European glory in the Europa Conference League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/11\/liverpool-maximilian-beier-hoffenheim-transfer-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool \u2018Inquired About\u2019 Attacking \u2018Prodigy\u2019 From Bundesliga; He Will Leave In The Summer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year, though, his time at London Stadium has been limited. David Moyes prefers multiple options over Kehrer. The 27-year-old now only features as a substitute. Plenty of good years in European football are still ahead of the former EURO U21 champion, but it will likely not be with the Hammers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham are in the middle of the pack so far this season in the Premier League. A strong run of form, or a dip in their performance on the pitch, could see them rise to a spot for European football or drop into the bottom half of the table. 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