Hertha BSC, seeking a replacement for Marten Winkler who departed for Anderlecht, are reportedly close to signing German-Ghanaian winger Farid Alfa-Ruprecht from Bayer Leverkusen. According to 'Bild', the 20-year-old is set to join the second-division club on a loan deal that will not have a purchase option. SC Paderborn and Hannover 96 had also shown interest in the German U20 international, who spent the previous season on loan at VfL Bochum, but a move did not occur. Alfa-Ruprecht joined Leverkusen in July 2025, has a contract until 2030, and has a current Transfermarkt market value of €3.00m.