Hauke Wahl latest subject of Wolfsburg transfer rumours | OneFootball

Hauke Wahl is the latest name among the list of VfL Wolfsburg transfer targets, at the same time as the Niedersachsen club are competing with Wahl's FC St. Pauli to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga.

Kicker reports that Dieter Hecking's Wölfe will be letting go of a few players along the back line following the conclusion of this season; Jeanuël Belocian and Jenson Seelt will be returning to Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Sunderland AFC due to the expiry of their loans, while the club also potentially weighs their options for a loan/permanent transfer of Moritz Jenz, Konstantinos Koulierakis, or Denis Vavro.

Kicker also states that Jonas Adjetey appears not to be fitting within Dieter Hecking's strategy after arriving from FC Basel for €10 million - with Hecking himself having stated that “in some situations he is a bit too hasty, still a piece of reliability missing” but that he will “do everything I [Hecking] can to build him the bridge so that he can take the next step with us”.

The current issues with Adjetey, plus the lack of playing time for Cleiton Santos following his lengthy injury, have forced Wolfsburg to look at other options should there be no confirmed starting centre-backs returning to the club.

In this case, Wahl fits what they need, since he is already a regular starter with a Bundesliga club and has thirteen years of experience with six clubs across Germany. The 32-year-old Hamburg-born centre-back is currently valued at €1.5m, well within the Wolfsburg budget and especially if the club lets go of a few key players in the summer window.

Wahl has played 26 Bundesliga matches with St. Pauli this season, scoring twice and assisting on another occasion.