Wolves transfer attempts to sign 18-year-old worth €20m ramped up with upper hand on West Ham and Southampton

Wolves are reportedly keeping tabs on Hertha BSC midfielder Ibrahim Maza.

That's according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg. He claims that several other Premier League clubs are thought to be interested and that he will leave next summer if his club fail to win promotion to the Bundesliga.

Wolves along with Southampton are said to be watching Meza on a regular basis. Brentford, Fulham, Leicester City, Newcastle United, and West Ham are also interested. His current contract runs until 2027 and there is no release clause in the summer. He is valued between €10-20m.

It's not just England where Maza has admirers as according to Spansih newspaper Diario AS, both Atletico Madrid and Marseille have made enquiries about his current situation.

The 18-year-old came through the academy of Fuchse Berlin Reinickendorf, but joined Hertha in 2016. He burst on to the scene in the 2022/23 season, and made his debut in April 2023. Despite their relegation, he stayed with them but suffered a meniscus injury which saw him miss more than half of the campaign.

This season he has really come in to his own and has made 14 appearances for Hertha. He's registered four goals and two assists but right now Hertha find themselves below mid-table with 12-games played.

His form for his club saw him called up to the Algeria national team in October, and he made his international debut in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. He was born in Berlin and played for three age-grade Germany teams, but it was Algeria who acted the quickest.

Maza shared the pitch with Wolves left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, and so he could play a role in bringing him to Molineux, should Wolves act upon their reported interest. As Maza is under the age of 21, Wolves wouldn’t need to register him in their 25-man squad list.