Dortmund confident: why an El-Mala deal still hangs in the balance | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund are still working on a transfer for Said El Mala. Alongside Konstantinos Karetsas, the attacking player is expected to join the Black and Yellows.

For the moment, however, it looks as though there is still no agreement in sight. Although the Black and Yellows have improved their offer, it is still not enough to really enter decisive negotiations.

The total sum Cologne are demanding still stands at 50 million euros. There is no question that this figure can be reached in different ways. But Dortmund’s deal structure still does not come close to that amount.

El Mala: What problems could now arise

As Sky has now revealed in its Transfer Update, there is still a certain degree of confidence at the Black and Yellows. However, the deal is still far from close, and that has also been emphasized several times.

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Ole Book has to find a solution and submit an offer that is financially significantly better than the current one. He did not travel to Japan, instead staying in Germany to push transfers forward, both in terms of arrivals and departures.

In El Mala’s case, the main problem is that Cologne currently have absolutely no interest in moving away from their asking price.

For BVB, it will be a waiting game. In Cologne, there is now a growing view that staying is by no means out of the question anymore. El Mala himself is also said to have in the back of his mind that he could play another season in Cologne.

Moves to England, for example to Brighton and Brentford, had already fallen through a few weeks ago. After that, things became rather quiet around the Cologne professional. One thing is clear, though: if a suitable offer comes in, whether now from Dortmund or another club, things could move very quickly.

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