In January 2023, Borussia Dortmund invested around 8.5 million euros to secure the services of Julien Duranville. The offensive player moved to BVB when he was just 16 years old and had a reputation for being an absolute super talent, but was only very rarely able to live up to expectations. A loan to FC Basel from January 2026 only got the now 20-year-old on track to a limited extent. The rumors that are now spreading are all the more surprising.
Julien Duranville, who was recently loaned out to FC Basel, has played 27 competitive games for the BVB professionals. The meager yield from the offensive talent: one goal, one assist. There is no real indication that the 20-year-old will become a top performer after all. Nevertheless, people in Dortmund should still have a high opinion of the Belgian.
BVB continues to believe in the potential of Duranville, according to the portal “fussballdaten.de”. Although people in the Ruhr area should still be open to a sale, they won’t let the winged car go at a bargain price.
According to the portal, there is a demand for a transfer fee of between ten and 15 million euros.
A sum that is said to be quite realistic to achieve. According to the report, Racing Strasbourg from the French Ligue 1 is considering submitting an offer of the same amount to BVB.
BVB has doubts about Duranville – or not?
Most recently, “Sky” reported that the Italian club AC Monza only wanted to put up 1.5 million euros. However, the Dortmund management team is said to have immediately rejected this initiative.
“Sky” and “Bild” also reported unanimously that there were internal doubts about Duranville. According to “Bild”, there was criticism not only because of his injury problems. The people in charge have also disappointed their commitment, body language and attitude on several occasions.
The information from “fussballdaten.de”, on the other hand, suggests that Duranville, whose contract does not end until 2028, has not yet been completely given up in Dortmund.
