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Everton, Southampton and West Ham are amongst five Premier League clubs interested in Werder Bremen forward Max Kruse this summer, according to Sport Bild.

Kruse, who joined Werder Bremen from Wolfsburg only last summer, enjoyed an impressive 2016/17 campaign despite suffering from a ligament injury early on in the season.











He managed to score 15 times and set up seven goals in 21 appearances in all competitions for the Weserstadion outfit.

Following his impressive performances in the recently concluded season, as many as five Premier League clubs are showing interest in Kruse, it has been claimed.





West Ham, Everton, West Brom, Stoke City and Southampton have all put Kruse's name on their list of potential targets..

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It is claimed that Werder Bremen have an understanding with Kruse that he will be allowed to leave if an offer of €12m arrives, despite being under contract until 2019.

But the Germany international is not keen to leave the club at the slightest pretext and has rebuffed a move to Chinese outfit Tianjin Quanjian, who were willing to pay €13m per season in wages.

However, Werder Bremen are aware that the situation might change if a Premier League club come calling for Kruse.

