Borussia Monchengladbach eye double swoop for Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Arsenal starlet Gedion Zelalem
German giants put the two midfielders near the top of their wishlist - and admit they are targeting Prem fringe players
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH want Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Arsenal starlet Gedion Zelalem.
The Bundesliga giants' director of sport Max Eberl has already admitted his interest in recruiting fringe players from Premier League clubs.
And newspaper claim England Under-21 star Loftus-Cheek and German-born Zelalem are on Eberl's short wishlist.
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Loftus-Cheek, 21, has been squeezed out of the first-team reckoning under Antonio Conte this season.
And USA under-23 midfielder Zelalem, 20, is now on loan with Dutch top-flight club VVV-Venlo.
Eberl has previously raided Chelsea for Thorgan Hazard and Andreas Christensen.
And in the past he has said: ‘The English market is very interesting for us.
"Of course not the top stars of the Premier League, but the squad.
"Many youth national players go there, but then face a barrier."
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