Who is the Kehrer?

PSG's biggest deal so far this summer is to buy Thilo Kehrer from Schalke for 37 million euros. The contract was made just hours before the match against Caen. NHM is wondering who the Kehrer is so that the Ligue 1 champions so bold?

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According to Le Parisien, if no abnormality at the last minute, Schalke's versatile midfielder will sign a five-year deal with PSG, for a fee of 37 million euros. The Kehrer became the second most expensive player in the history of the home team Veltins-Arena, after Leroy Sane to City for 50 million euros. This is the transfer that PSG negotiated in secret for nearly 2 weeks. At 37 million euros, Kehrer is one of the three most expensive defenders in PSG history (along with Thiago Silva and David Luiz).

On Schalke's homepage, Kehrer has also announced that he will be joining PSG for 37 million euros and today the German under-21s will be in the French captain's squad for medical checkups. signed a five-year contract. Kehrer also fought his team-mates at Schalke on the morning of August 12.

The 21-year-old Kehrer has been with the Schalke team for the past two and a half seasons. He has been with the German U21 European Championship in 2017 and can play any position in the defense, even the central midfielder. In particular, last season Kehrer played three-man team in Schalke (schema that Coach Thomas Tuchel pursued and want to deploy at PSG). So Kehrer is a useful addition that Tuchel very much waiting in the context of the PSG defense is quite thin. Not only that, the Layvin Kurzawa down the left side of the hallway is also the motivation for PSG to buy Kehrer.

"Kehrer right foot but left foot very well. His early play will also be one of the "specialties" of any team that wants the Kehrer. In tactical thinking, Kehrer always understands what people are asking for. This is also one of the reasons why Stefan Kuntz (German Under-21s coach) does not hesitate to hand him over to the captain, "said one Schalke coach.

Perhaps, the greatest weakness of the Kehrer is that sometimes the hammer rises without neglecting the defensive task. In addition, want to take the main kick of the PSG 21-year-old players also need to rapidly improve the possibility of double-hand disputes. Despite his ideal body (1.86m), Kehrer's timid play sometimes makes him easily pass him in doubles.

Be sure to know that Kehrer is also in the plans to re-establish Germany after 2018 World Cup coach Joachim Loew. This promises to be a potential contract and added to the right area to supplement that Coach Tuchel requested when coming to PSG.

Kehrer speaks French very well
The 21-year-old has promised to integrate into the new environment at PSG. Because, in addition to German to communicate with coach Tuchel, Kehrer also speaks French very well when his mother is a native of Burundi. This African country has the main language of French.