Hamburg finally set to acquire Luka Vuskovic on loan, also target Man City’s Issa Kaboré | OneFootball

Kicker reports that newly promoted Bundesliga outfit Hamburg and Tottenham have finally come to an agreement on a loan deal for Luka Vuskovic. One of the summer’s most prolonged transfer sagas at long last appears to be over. The German does nevertheless still note that only a verbal agreement has been reached. There is no mention of a scheduled medical.

Hamburg – following a rather tepid debut in their Bundesliga opener – continue to try and bolster their ranks ahead of the forthcoming top flight campaign. The overall weakness of the HSV squad, not to mention poor balance across the professionals, has many German footballing prognosticators concerned that the Hanseatic city state club will be fighting hard against the drop this season.

Ben Jacobs reports that Hamburg are interested in another Premier League professional who just returned from a Bundesliga loan stint with another Hanseatic city state club. Former Werder Bremen loanee Issa Kaboré is a HSV candidate. Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Paris FC are also interested.

While Hamburg face plenty of competition for Kaboré, the Burkinabé international was known to enjoy his time in German football and may wish to come back. Kaboré ultimately had his issues at Werder, yet did register an assist amongst his nine league appearances.

GGFN | Peter Weis