Hertha Berlin general manager Michael Preetz has dismissed speculation of Salomon Kalou linking up with his former Chelsea teammate Frank Lampard at Derby County.

Lampard was appointed as new Derby boss earlier this month, and Sport Bild reported he wanted to lure Kalou, his 2012 Champions League-winning teammate, to England as he prepares for his first season as a manager in the Championship.

Kalou, 32, bagged 12 goals and three assists in 31 Bundesliga games last season for the capital city side....

Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Rune Jarstein has said Jonathan Klinsmann could not have made a better choice than joining the club despite recent criticism from goalkeeping coach Zsolt Petry.

Petry last week urged Klinsmann, the son of former Germany captain and U.S. coach Jurgen, to improve his work ethic and claimed there was "too much American" in him.

But Jarstein, 33, backed the U.S. youth international and said he was still learning.

"He's a good lad, who has taken a good development path," Norway...

Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai and sporting director Michael Preetz backed Jonathan Klinsmann on Thursday after the U.S. youth international was criticised by the club's goalkeeping coach Zsolt Petry.

Earlier this week, Petry said Klinsmann -- the son of former Germany captain and U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann -- needed to improve his work ethic and claimed there was "too much American" in him.

His comments prompted speculation in Germany that Klinsmann could be on his way out of Hertha just...

Hertha Berlin's goalkeeping coach has urged U.S. youth international Jonathan Klinsmann to work harder, saying there's "too much American" in the 20-year-old. 

Klinsmann, the son of former Germany star and U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann, has made nine appearances for Hertha's under-23 team in the German fourth division and one for the senior team, but he's behind former Bayern Munich goalkeeper Thomas Kraft, 29, and Norway international Rune Jarstein, 33, in the club's pecking order.

And speaking...