Sources: West Brom and Ipswich Town race to sign Hertha Berlin forward Derry Scherhant
Ipswich Town and West Brom are eyeing moves for Hertha Berlin forward Derry Scherhant this month, sources have told Football Insider.
The Championship duo are keen to bolster their attacking options in this month’s transfer window and Scherhant, 21, is among their list of targets.
Blackburn are long-term admirers of Scherhant having seen three loan offers for the Germany Under-20 international rejected in the summer.
The right-footer, who has played as a wide attacker for Hertha this season, has notched six goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions so far this term.
Five of those strikes came for the German club’s reserve side at the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign.
Scherhant has played on both flanks and as a centre-forward this term.
He made 10 appearances in the Bundesliga last season after breaking through at senior level but couldn’t prevent Hertha’s relegation from the top flight.
The forward started twice in the league and scored one goal – a late strike in a win over Borussia Monchengladbach.
Berlin-born ace Scherhant is under contract at the Olympiastadion until June 2027 after signing a contract extension last summer.
Ipswich Town sit second in the Championship and are firmly in the race for automatic promotion this season despite a recent dip in form.
The Tractor Boys are three points clear of third-place Southampton and ten adrift of first-place Leicester.
Carlos Corberan’s West Brom are currently fifth in the table and are three points clear of seventh-place Hull in the race for a play-off place.
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