Alternative to Chukwuemeka
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It is unlikely that Borussia Dortmund will activate Carney Chukwuemeka’s purchase option of 35 million euros, so that you look around for alternatives on the transfer market. How “De Telegraaf“Reports, the BVB has submitted an offer of EUR 10 million for Ezechiel Banzuzi from Oud-Heverlee Leuven. But the Bundesliga table is not the only prospect in the 20-year-old midfielder.
In the summer of 2023, Leuven paid EUR 1.2 million to Nac Breda for the services of Banzuzi. The Dutch junior national player hardly needed a start-up time, quickly added to the team and this season is at three goals and six templates in 30 games. Banzuzi has increased its market value from 400,000 to 5 million euros.
Banzuzi serves a profile similar to Chukwuemeka, which was borrowed from Chelsea in winter. The 21 -year -old Englishman was only on the pitch for BVB for 62 minutes due to injuries, but those responsible attested him good approaches. According to the “Ruhr Nachrichten”, the purchase option of EUR 35 million, which would be Dortmund’s club record, will not be drawn (to the article).
Banzuzi’s good performances have not been hidden from other clubs, West Ham United and AS Monaco tried to do it in winter. According to reports, the offer of the Dortmund in the amount of EUR 10 million is not sufficient and there are said to be other interested parties from Portugal and Belgium. At Leuven, the central midfielder is bound by 2026.
In their story, the black and yellow for eight players who were 20 or disciples cracked the 10 million mark on the transfer. For the first time for Tomas Rosicky in January 2001, the last time in the summer of 2022 for Karim Adeyemi.