Disappointing BVB loans: what next for Campbell and Duranville? | OneFootball

After their winter moves, Cole Campbell and Julien Duranville had hoped to take the next step in their development. Instead, both BVB talents now find themselves stuck in a sporting dead end.

Borussia Dortmund’s loan deals are currently developing anything but according to plan for two highly talented attacking prospects. As Ruhr Nachrichten report, both Cole Campbell and Julien Duranville are struggling for playing time and seeing their development stall at their respective clubs – leaving their sporting futures more uncertain than ever.

The chapter for Cole Campbell at TSG Hoffenheim has been particularly disappointing so far. The American moved to Kraichgau in winter hoping for more minutes on the pitch after falling down the pecking order at BVB despite making early Bundesliga and Champions League debuts. But those expectations have not been met so far.

An ankle injury initially set the 20-year-old back, and afterward he was barely considered. So far, he has made just two brief Bundesliga appearances. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, Hoffenheim do hold a purchase option worth around ten million euros, but a permanent stay is currently considered “almost out of the question.” For Campbell, who remains under contract in Dortmund until 2028, that could mean an initial return to BVB – albeit without a clear perspective under coach Niko Kovac.

Will Duranville and Campbell leave BVB in the summer?

The hoped-for breakthrough has also yet to come for Julien Duranville, who was loaned to FC Basel. The 19-year-old Belgian is getting regular playing time, but he is often only used as a substitute.

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He has produced a few bright moments – including an assist on his debut and a goal in February – but overall his impact remains limited. Physical issues in particular continue to hold the attacker back. Unlike Campbell, Basel do not have a purchase option, which means Duranville will return to Dortmund in the summer. But here too, the outlook is unclear.

That leaves both talents in a difficult situation: the loans, originally intended as a step forward in their development, are in danger of turning into genuine dead ends. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, there are also growing signs that both Campbell and Duranville could leave BVB this summer.

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