Rabbi Matondo has been left out of Schalke's pre-season trip to Austria with the Bundesliga side revealing he is locked in transfer talks.
The 21-year-old made the move to Germany in 2019 as part of a deal worth £11million but he now looks set to depart permanently after three years for a new challenge in Glasgow with Rangers. Matonda came through the ranks at Cardiff City and then Manchester City before making his move to the Bundesliga outfit. During his stint in Germany he enjoyed two loan spells with Stoke City and Cercle Brugge.
His stint in Belgium proved to be very successful with the winger scoring 10 goals and providing two assists in 27 appearances in all competitions. Giovanni van Bronckhorst has been vocal over his transfer plans this summer after expressing a desire to add at least two more faces to his squad and it appears a move for the Wales star has moved that bit closer. Writing on social media ahead of their pre season trip, the German side said: "Off to Austria. Everyone travelling tested negative before setting off.
