“Excellent boy”
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Soumaïla Coulibaly (21) leaves Borussia Dortmund towards France. The central defender joins the RC Strasbourg Alsace. At the Ligue-1 club, Coulibaly signed a contract until June 30, 2029. According to the basic revenue, according to the basic revenue is 7.5 million euros. Bonuses could add another million.
RC Strasbourg Alsace has been a member of the Blueco investor alliance for Todd Boehly for two years and benefits from this collaboration. Coulibaly had returned to Dortmund a month earlier than planned from his loan to Stade Brest 29 in order to be able to slide into the line-up for the club. There he only sat on the bench. Previously, Coulibaly had to struggle with adductor problems longer.
The Coulibaly, who was signed free of charge from PSG offspring in 2021, was awarded for the second time in a row last summer. The Frenchman spent the 2023/24 season at the Royal Antwerp FC in Belgium. For Brest, he was used 16 times over 1,162 minutes and contributed a template. In addition to the adductor problems, a pelvic injury had also put him out of action for longer. During the loan, Coulibaly’s market value climbed from EUR 6 million to EUR 9 million, after the latest market value update in Ligue 1, this is 8 million euros.
“Soumi is an excellent boy who has unfortunately had to struggle with injuries in the past. In Strasbourg, he can now sign a long -term contract and return to his home country. We wish him all the best and, above all, continuing health,” said sports director Sebastian Kehl. Coulibaly, who had already come to BVB with a cruciate ligament tear, only completed two missions for the Dortmund professionals.