Real Sociedad is interested in BVB talent Reyna

After changing advisor

There has been a lot of speculation about Giovanni Reyna in recent days – especially after the Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder left his consulting agency Wasserman and moved to Jorge Mendes’ Gestifute. Rumors that the US international would choose this step in order to effect a transfer away from BVB were given a significant boost after the official confirmation – the change in advisor has been noted at TM since January 10th. Real Sociedad are a contender to sign the 21-year-old.

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According to a report in the Spanish newspaper “Noticias de GipuzkoaAccording to the Basques, they would like to sign Reyna on loan with an option to buy. At Real Sociedad he could take the place in the squad of Mohamed-Ali Cho (19), who has just moved to OGC Nice for 10 million euros. Transfermarkt.us learned that the interest is real, but that the LaLiga club will probably not be the only club to register such an interest.

Real Sociedad has had good experiences in the recent past with former Dortmund professionals who had difficulties there. Mikel Merino moved to “La Real” in 2018 after a year at Newcastle, Alexander Isak moved directly from BVB a year later – both significantly increased their market values ​​in San Sebastian. The latter is now one of the star strikers in the Premier League; the “Magpies” paid 70 million euros for his services, from which Dortmund also benefited with a share in the sale.

Reyna from Borussia Dortmund to Real Sociedad? The exit is open

Of course, Merino and Isak’s careers were not lost on the Dortmund management team. The runner-up is actually still convinced that Reyna can be an enrichment for their own game. He has shown this recently – also due to recurring injuries – but at most sporadically. After supporting Reyna very much during this difficult time, BVB expects an increase in performance. In principle, this speaks against a departure in which the club no longer has control over the medium-term future of the player, who is still bound until 2025.

In the meantime, however, the Reyna family feels that a change may be necessary. Although the right-footer is now represented by “Gestifute”, sources confirmed to Transfermarkt that the first discussions with Dortmund and sporting director Sebastian Kehl are not being held directly by Mendes, but by Giovanni’s father Claudio Reyna. The outcome of these discussions is open.

What is certain is that the Reyna camp is dissatisfied with the playing time the 21-year-old has received this season. The American with a Portuguese passport has only played 319 minutes in eleven games across all competitions. In the calendar year 2023, Reyna is one of the biggest market value losers in the Bundesliga, losing 15 million to currently 20 million over the twelve months.

The lack of playing time is indeed worrying for his future, as is the fact that head coach Edin Terzic doesn’t seem to trust Reyna to provide offensive impetus from the start. In addition, the attacking midfielder has had the ability to decide games as a joker in the past – but not this season. And finally, Dortmund have just brought back Jadon Sancho (23), which could indicate that a move is necessary for everyone involved.

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