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Reinforcement for BVB? Dortmund speaks with offensive talent
Updated on 02.02.2025 – 02:23 amReading time: 25 min.
The winter transfer phase is running and the German clubs are right in the middle of it. You can find rumors and fixed changes from the world of football here.
With the beginning of 2025, the change window opened in the Bundesliga and in other European leagues. In Germany, the transfer period ends on February 3. After that, players can still switch abroad if the leagues have a later transfer closure.
Which clubs are most urgently needed, what does FC Bayern do and what about the top European clubs? These and many other questions are answered in this transfer winter. At T-Online there are an overview of the most important assumptions and changes from Germany and the world.
After the coaching decision for Niko Kovač, Borussia Dortmund will probably be active on the transfer market-and may be able to report a first success in a timely manner.
As Sky reported on Saturday evening, BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl is working on an oral agreement with Rayan Cherki from the French traditional Olympique Lyon. According to this, Dortmund will negotiate a transfer with Lyon after the agreement with Cherki.
The BVB warehouse does not expect any difficult negotiations because Cherki’s current contract includes an exit clause of over 22.5 million euros. The 21-year-old Cherki plays in the offensive midfield, will come to three goals and three templates for “OL” in 15 league games in the current season.
TSG Hoffenheim reacted to the violation of national goalkeeper Oliver Baumann and committed the Danes Jakob Busk. The TSG announced on Saturday. The 31-year-old changes on loan until the end of the current season from the Danish first division club Sönderjyske to the Kraichgau.
“With Jakob Busk we were able to win an extremely experienced keeper for us who already knows the German professionals from his time at Union Berlin,” said Andreas Schicker, Managing Director Sport in Hoffenheim. Busk was under contract in Berlin from January 2016 to July 2024 and completed 57 competitive games there.
Baumann had suffered a tendon injury in the European League game against Tottenham Hotspur (2: 3) last week. The sporty Bundesliga club already did not provide any information about the exact downtime, but Baumann will be missing “until further notice”.
Idling around ex-Klopp star Jordan Henderson, who was his captain under coach Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool FC. As Dutch media report, Henderson wants to change Ajax Amsterdam to AS Monaco to France. For this reason, the captain’s armband was probably taken from the Europa League game against Galatasaray Istanbul before the Europa League game.
Henderson, who still has a contract with Ajax until 2026, absolutely wants to leave and is not ready to discuss. He completed with a future at Ajax. A change must be completed by February 3, then the winter transfer window closes.
FC Barcelona has bound the next top performer in the long term. One day after European champion Pedri, his national team colleague Gavi also extended his contract that was originally valid by 2026 by four years. This was announced by the Catalans with their German coach Hansi Flick on Friday.
“I am happy to be able to extend with the club of my life. Forza Barca,” said the 20-year-old in a video. Gavi came to the La-Masia Academy at the age of ten, and at 17 he celebrated his professional debut. Since then he has scored 26 goals in 131 missions. The European Championship and the Spanish title win in summer missed the midfield talent due to a cruciate ligament tear.
Borussia Mönchengladbach has extended the contract with sports manager Roland Virkus (58), which expires at the end of the season.
“We are very satisfied with the development and appearance of our team this season,” said President Rainer Bonhof, explaining the extension in a club announcement. However, the club did not provide any information about the length of the new term.