Overview
- Kicker reported Thursday that Hertha will not offer 35-year-old center back Toni Leistner a new deal this summer.
- His one-year contract ends after the season, and a prior extension clause only applied with promotion, which did not happen.
- Leistner’s minutes had already dipped late in the season as he stayed on the bench for losses to Magdeburg and Kiel.
- The club is planning a back-line overhaul, with Linus Gechter seen as a sale candidate, Márton Dárdai a possible exit, John Brooks out of contract, and Diego Demme already confirming his departure.
- Talk of a move for Greuther Fürth striker Branimir Hrgota is unconfirmed, with RevierSport linking him to Hertha while Bild and Kicker report no contact and suggest interest from Croatia.