“Sky” report
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Donyell Malen about to say goodbye to Aston Villa, rumors of interest in Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford – some personal details are making the rounds at Borussia Dortmund in the transfer winter. Next is Carney Chukwuemeka. According to “Skyon the radar. BVB is reportedly looking for a new player for the eighth position. In the course of this, Chukwuemeka’s name was discussed internally by the Dortmund team.
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It is apparently still unclear at this point whether BVB will dare to make an advance. The Englishman, who was born in Eisenstadt, Austria, moved from his youth club Aston Villa to Chelsea in 2022 for 18 million euros. In the current season, the right-footed player plays no role at all in the Premier League; he only played 130 minutes in the cup competitions.
The Blues would reportedly be willing to let youngster Chukwuemeka go on loan with an option to buy. According to the report, an exit clause of between 40 million and 45 million euros is anchored in his contract, which is valid until 2028. A price asking beyond Borussia’s capabilities. Chukwuemeka’s market value is estimated at 15 million euros, which would mean he would be on the same level as Marcel Sabitzer (30) and Niklas Süle (29) in the Dortmund squad.
In the past, the Bundesliga club has had positive experiences with players on loan from Chelsea. The then 24-year-old center forward Michy Batshuayi scored nine times in 14 appearances for Westphalia in the second half of the 2017/18 season. Left-back Ian Maatsen (22) proved to be a reinforcement in the second half of the 2023/24 season, playing 23 times (five scorer points). Both professionals left the club after six months.
Maatsen was sold to Aston Villa for 44.5 million euros in the summer and has recently been loosely linked with a BVB return. According to the “PictureMeanwhile, in the transfer poker, the offensive man Malen (25), who is willing to change, has been improved, but is still a long way from Dortmund’s demand of 25 million to 30 million euros. The Dutchman is considered coach Unai Emery’s dream player; if he transfers to England, he will receive a significant salary increase from 5 million to 6 million euros to around 8.5 million euros. James McAtee (22) from Manchester City was recently considered a possible replacement for Malen at BVB.