Thilo Kehrer is on the verge of joining Paris Saint-Germain for a reported fee of €37million, Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel has confirmed.
Kehrer, a Schalke youth product, initially broke into the club s first-team squad in the 2016-17 campaign before going on to enjoy a breakthrough season last term.
The 21-year-old defender started 27 games in the Bundesliga in 2017-18 as Schalke finished second to Bayern Munich.
Kehrer had agreed to a contract extension at the club, according to Heidel, but PSG then came in with an offer the club could not refuse.
: will leave Schalke. Rarely have I known such a loyal and well-to-do young man. We had already agreed a contract extension.
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Without an offer of the dimension that PSG has given us, Thilo would have certainly extended, Heidel told a news conference on Sunday.
We have basically agreed on a contract with Paris. The transfer will have an economic significance that Schalke 04 can not refuse.
The signing of Kehrer will likely bring PSG s pursuit of Bayern defender Jerome Boateng to an end.