Claim West Ham exit is already sealed – Player won’t confirm, but source states they know
Although Thilo Kehrer has declined to personally confirm it, his loan move from West Ham to AS Monaco has already been extended to a permanent basis.
According to SportBILD, who conducted an interview with the defender today, they have already discussed the contract.
After dropping out of the starting line-up at the London Stadium the previous season, Kehrer left West Ham to join Monaco on loan in the summer.
He had been a mainstay for the team since signing from PSG, but during the previous campaign, Moyes’s team gradually lost him out as they succeeded in winning the Europa Conference League.
Because of this, Kehrer moved abroad in the summer in an attempt to secure a spot in Germany’s team for this summer’s Euro 2024. He was looking for consistent playing time elsewhere.
It was first thought that West Ham and Monaco’s loan agreement included a buyout option that the Ligue 1 team would exercise this summer, but SportBILD has now revealed that the condition was really contingent on a number of goals being met.
Now that those goals have been reached, the €11 million transaction has been completed, and Kehrer will return to the Principality for the upcoming campaign.
Kehrer was questioned about it in particular, but he declined to respond, preferring to talk about the reasons behind his initial action.
“What is important is that I have my role in the team, that I have my position, that I am in open communication with the coach,” he said.
“If that’s the case, I feel good. Because I know the league from my time in Paris and speak the language, getting used to it was very easy.
“It is my goal to be at the home European Championships. I was part of the national team until June last year. After that I didn’t play much at West Ham and therefore didn’t provide any arguments for nominations.
“It was important to me that I went to a club that was playing for the Champions League. That I can play immediately and help the team with my quality.
“The overall package was best in Monaco. This also includes our trainer Adi Hütter. He is basically relaxed, but very clear and demanding in his work.”