Reports: Bochum and St. Pauli take interest in Croatian defender Medic

VfL Bochum reportedly have a preferred candidate in mind to replace soon-to-depart defender Bernardo. The 2023/24 German Bundesliga promotion relegation playoff winners, per Sky Germany, are interested in signing Croatian central defender/sweeper Jakov Medic from Ajax. The 25-year-old wasn’t able to crack the first team for 1. FC Nürnberg after signing some six years ago, but did accrue a great deal of second and third tier experience for German clubs SV  Wehen Wiesbaden and FC St. Pauli. 

Medic moved to Ajax from St. Pauli last summer for a reported €3 million transfer fee, yet made only six Erdevisie appearances last year. The German pay TV channel reports that Bochum – who have made a number of high profile signings this summer – have opened up talks with the Dutch outfit over a purchase. Medic maintains an estimated market worth of €2 million. There is also some chatter in German footballing rumor mills about a potential loan-out back to St. Pauli. Medic’s current contract in Holland runs through 2028.