​Schalke have announced that attacking midfielder Max Meyer will be free to leave the club in the summer, putting a number of clubs including Tottenham on alert.





​​The German newspaper ​Bild has reported ​that Meyer is going to be put up ​for sale as his current contract expires in June 2018. The same newspaper reported in March that ​the 21-year-old had made it clear to Schalke that he was not going to sign a new contract and the Bundesliga side are now looking set to cash in on him.

Meyer's decision to leave was influenced by the fact that Schalke will not play in either the Champions League or the Europa League next season for the first time since 2009-10. It has been a disappointing season for the man who appeared for Germany at the Rio Olympics which saw him lose his place in the Schalke side.





He has made 27 appearances in the Bundesliga scoring just a single goal, as well as starting seven of Schalke's Europa League games, finding the net on just one occasion.





One of the clubs who are reportedly interested in signing the Schalke playmaker are Tottenham. Chairman Daniel Levy was reportedly ​prepared to pay £38m for Meyer's services on deadline day in August but instead decided to focus his efforts on bringing Moussa Sissoko to White Hart Lane. ​





Blid reported that Schalke will probably be looking for around £15m this summer meaning that this could be another brilliant bit of business from Levy, getting his target for a far cheaper price a year after his initial interest.





At the age of 21 Meyer still has plenty to prove but he could just be the next young talent that is brought along by Mauricio Pochettino to join the likes of Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min in what is a very exciting Tottenham side.

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