Territorial duel on the transfer market: Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 seem to have the same player in mind.
The just 17-year-old Antoni Kozubal is being courted by both BVB and S04. that reports”picture“.
The midfielder is said to have had initial talks with the two Bundesliga rivals. At BVB, the youngster would initially be planned for the U19s. Which club has the better cards so far is apparently still open.
Kozubal is under contract with Polish top-flight club Lech Poznan, where he remains under contract until 2024. The clearer, trained in the youth of Lech Posen, was loaned to Gornik Polkowice from the second Polish division in the second half of the season.
Kozubal made 14 appearances in the lower house, but in the end his team rose to 17th in the table. into the third league. In the Polish upper house, the right footer has made two short appearances so far. In addition, he can already look back on three games in the cup.
Dortmund’s relations with Lech Posen as a trump card?
Should Poland’s five-time U18 international really join Borussia Dortmund, he would follow the path of a certain Robert Lewandowski. The two-time FIFA world footballer came to Revierklub in the summer of 2010 and matured into one of the best strikers in the world.
It is possible that the relationships that were once created by the Lewandowski transfer between BVB and Lech Posen are now a trump card in the courtship of Kozubal, according to “Bild”. It is said that the sales of some professionals have priority in squad planning in Dortmund for the time being. Central defender Manuel Akanji in particular should leave the club soon after BVB has already signed two central defenders in Niklas Süle and Nico Schlotterbeck.
In addition to Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04, according to the tabloid, clubs outside of the German Bundesliga are also interested in Antoni Kozubal. Among other things, Ajax Amsterdam should have kept an eye on the talented six.