ERIK TEN HAG is on the verge of confirming his first signing at Bayer Leverkusen.
The Bundesliga side have agreed a deal in principle to sign Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
Ten Hag replaced Xabi Alonso as Leverkusen manager this week after the Spaniard joined Real Madrid earlier this month.
Ten Hag was sacked by Manchester United last November, six months after lifting a shock FA Cup trophy against Manchester City.
While many expected the Dutchman to continue his trend of signing former players to his new club, Ten Hag will first welcome Flekken.
The German giants, who finished second behind Bayern Munich this season, look poised to sign Flekken in a deal worth £11 million.
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But Flekken’s move won’t go ahead until the West London club have secured a replacement.
The Bees, who finished 10th in the Premier League this term, have just agreed a deal with Liverpool to sign Caoimhin Kelleher for £12.5million.
Anfield chiefs initially valued the 26-year-old Irish stopper, who is second in the pecking order behind Alisson, at £20million.
Flekken enjoyed a solid season as the Bees narrowly missed out on European football and was a dream for fantasy footie managers.
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The 31-year-old, who kept eight clean sheets, started his career in the academy of Dutch side Roda JC.
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But he has spent the bulk of his career in Germany with Freiburg, Duisburg, Greuther Furth and Alemannia Aachen.
He joined Brentford from German side Freiburg in May 2023 and succeeded Arsenal-bound David Raya as Thomas Frank’s No 1.
Meanwhile, Ten Hag is set for a huge squad reshuffle next season.
The Bundesliga side are likely to have a busy summer transfer window after Jeremie Frimpong joined Liverpool and centre-back Jonathan Tah went to Bayern Munich.
The Prem champions are also in talks over a £126m move for playmaker Florian Wirtz.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
