Hannover 96 are eyeing Stoke City defender Kevin Wimmer.

Kicker says Hannover chief Horst Heldt is seeking a new centre-half signing for the summer market and is targeting the Premier League for available talent.

Top of the list is Austria international Wimmer, who has dropped off the first team map at Stoke since January.

Wimmer, tied to Stoke until 2022, joined last year from Spurs for €20m.

Heldt will push Stoke to release Wimmer on a season-long loan this summer.