ERIK TEN HAG is on the verge of confirming his first signing at Bayer Leverkusen.
The Bundesliga side have agreed a deal in principle to sign Brentford goalkeeper
Ten Hag replaced as Leverkusen manager this week after the Spaniard joined Real earlier this month.
Ten Hag was sacked by Manchester United last November, six months after lifting a shock trophy against .
While many expected the Dutchman to continue his trend of signing former players to his new club, Ten Hag will first welcome Flekken.
The German giants, who finished second behind Bayern Munich this season, look poised to sign Flekken in a deal worth £11 million.
But Flekken’s move won’t go ahead until the West London club have secured a replacement.
The Bees, who finished 10th in the Premier League this term, are in advanced talks withfor.
value the 26-year-old Irish stopper, who is second in the pecking order behind , at £20million.
Flekken enjoyed a solid season as the Bees narrowly missed out on European football and was a dream for fantasy footie managers.
The 31-year-old, who kept eight clean sheets, started his career in the academy of Dutch side Roda JC.
But he has spent the bulk of his career in with Freiburg, Duisburg, Greuther Furth and Alemannia Aachen.
He joined from German side Freiburg in May 2023 and succeeded Arsenal-bound as Thomas Frank’s No 1.
Meanwhile, Ten Hag is set for a huge squad reshuffle next season.
The side are likely to have a busy summer transfer window after joined Liverpool and centre-back Jonathan Tah went to .
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