Exciting summer: why BVB don't need to sell Guirassy | OneFootball

Karim Adeyemi was recently sold, and further departures at Borussia Dortmund cannot be ruled out. Serhou Guirassy is the player at BVB who keeps being linked with a transfer. 

However, the release clause in his contract, which in any case could only be activated by a few clubs, has now expired. That makes a transfer for the striker even more unlikely.

Fenerbahce were the team pushing hardest most recently. But on the one hand, there was no serious offer made to BVB, and on the other, Guirassy himself is not convinced by a move to the Süper Lig.

BVB: Guirassy could become important

One thing is clear: if Guirassy ends up staying at Dortmund, he can still become an important player. He has shown that impressively over the last few years. The striker has consistently been a player who performed at a solid level. Last season certainly came with one or two shaky moments, but overall he still showed a real hunger for goals.

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And especially if the attack is strengthened further with other players and the overall cohesion improves, Guirassy himself could benefit even more. For him, the key is having an environment in which he feels comfortable. That is exactly what BVB are currently trying to create in attack, which is why they are pursuing several targets in the forward line and behind it.

Why a sale is not essential

Sometimes it is portrayed as though BVB are under a certain amount of pressure to sell. But in Guirassy’s case, that is not true at all. The narrative that BVB need to generate income in order to complete further deals is currently being disproved.

Konstantinos Karetsas of KRC Genk is a very strong candidate, and BVB are already offering more than €30 million in the overall package for him. At the same time, the Black and Yellows are working on a transfer for Said El Mala, having offered 1. FC Köln a package worth €26+8 million. And all of that without any indication of a Guirassy deal.

So the bottom line is: Dortmund do not have to sell. Guirassy’s departure would bring money into the club’s coffers, but it would also create greater urgency for another transfer. Whether that is something they want to consider or not needs to be analyzed carefully. For the moment, however, a change at centre-forward does not appear to be imminent.

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