Kehl denies rumors
This article appeared on Transfermarkt in its first version on December 12th. at 8:33 p.m. and was subsequently updated.
Not a week goes by without a new club being linked in the TM rumor mill with Serhou Guirassy from VfB Stuttgart. This time it is Borussia Dortmund that is said to have the 27-year-old striker on the list, reported “Sport Bild” on Tuesday. The discussion in the TM community is heating up.
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The Guinea national player scored in both of the Swabians’ games against the Revierklub this season, in the 2-1 win in the Bundesliga as well as the 2-0 win in the cup round of 16. Guirassy’s exit clause of a rumored 17.5 million euros, which he can draw in the winter, has been making waves for some time. Before BVB, Manchester United, AC Milan, Newcastle United, West Ham and even Real Madrid were linked with the second most dangerous striker in the German top flight.
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The “Bild” newspaper followed up on this point on Wednesday. Accordingly, VfB Stuttgart has tried to buy the exit clause from Guirassy in the last few weeks. The Swabians could then determine the price themselves when making an inquiry. However, the Guirassy side rejected VfB.
Füllkrug, Haller, Moukoko: A “nine” would have to make way for Guirassy at BVB
In its report, “Sport Bild” limited the likelihood of Dortmund getting the contract almost immediately: Before a possible Guirassy transfer, one of the existing “nines” would have to leave the black and yellow. Niclas Füllkrug (30) only arrived in the summer and, as the presumed DFB number one striker at the home European Championships and with reasonable odds this season, is the most unlikely candidate for an early departure.
Sébastien Haller (29) and Youssoufa Moukoko (19), who will be out until the end of the year, will need more playing time in the future. Like Guirassy, the former will take part in the Africa Cup of Nations from mid-January and will probably not have to deal with a transfer during this time. Only two goals in the first round of the cup against regional league team Schott Mainz are not enough for Haller’s demands, who only played eleven minutes in the league in the last six weeks. In next Thursday’s market value update, the Ivorian will be devalued for the second time in a row.
Moukoko, meanwhile, has been frequently linked with a loan move in recent months. While the talented attacker always impresses and scores in the U21 national team, he usually plays for less than 30 minutes as a joker for BVB. There has been one goal recorded so far in 2023/24.
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Also “SkyAccording to BVB, they are not a serious option for Guirassy in the winter. There were no discussions or negotiations; the Dortmund team is said to have only asked loosely about the player and his release clause. “At the moment there are no discussions at all. Neither with the club nor with the player. “That really amused me,” said BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl on “DAZN” on Wednesday evening. “But we live with it, it’s all good.”
Community discusses Guirassy rumor: BVB “prototype” of a Bundesliga transfer
In the TM rumor mill, the BVB rumor about Guirassy is being discussed more than almost any other at the moment. “What does he want with us? Dortmund currently offers 0.0 reasons to switch to BVB,” says “MrTactix”. In addition, the big players would come knocking in the winter transfer window, which is why Dortmund has no chance either way. If one argument is often mentioned in the discussion with regard to the current line-up of the BVB striker, it is also increasingly being considered whether Borussia would currently be a better address for Guirassy compared to VfB. Join the discussion here!
BVB fan “Mika7” describes his dream scenario as follows: “Sell Haller in the winter. Give Moukoko. Get Guirassy for under 20 million.” This is not only the perfect solution in the eyes of the TM user, but would also “exactly correspond to Dortmund’s prototype of a Bundesliga transfer (…). In addition, you would greatly weaken a direct competitor for a Champions League place, both athletically and mentally.” “servingwater” notes this with a grinning emoji: “When Bayern do something like that, people in Dortmund always cry bitterly.”
He has repeatedly emphasized that his goal is the PL. In that respect, I don’t really believe it. On the other hand, he has also repeatedly said how comfortable he feels with his family in Stuttgart. Maybe he wants to stay in Germany? Then Dortmund would certainly be a candidate. Ultimately, I think it will also come down to how BVB continues to develop in terms of sport. Until there is at least a trend as to where you will end up at the end of the season, the …
And then there is the issue of competition from other interested parties. “It’s Man United, AC Milan, Newcastle, what the hell is he doing – with all due respect – at BVB? “That would be completely strange on so many levels (sporting, financial, prestige, etc.), then he can stay at VfB,” says “Schwabler”. And “MafloN” also tries to classify the expectations of a transfer from Guirassy to a larger club: “I don’t think that Guirassy will have the same impact everywhere as those responsible are hoping. At VfB he is part of a team that is experiencing incredible heights, he knows most of his teammates very well, everything is going well and of course he is the big star.”
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