Dortmund to swap Malen for Maatsen? | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund are in negotiations with Aston Villa for Donyell Malen, but the parties have yet to come to an agreement.

Villa's latest offer was reportedly €18 million plus bonuses, but Dortmund are understood to be holding out for at least €30 million.

With the parties still relatively far apart on a deal, they could be looking at a different kind of transaction, according to Bild, who claims Dortmund are investigating the possibility of swapping Malen for Ian Maatsen.

The Dutch left-back spent the second half of last season on loan at Dortmund from Chelsea. The player wanted to stay beyond the summer, but ended up joining Aston Villa for €30 million as Dortmund weren't able to meet Chelsea's asking price.

Since moving to Villa Park, Maatsen has struggled to nail down a starting berth and a return to Dortmund could be tempting, especially with his chances of making the Netherlands squad for next year's World Cup in mind.

Whether Aston Villa would be interested in such a deal is unclear at the moment, but the reality is that they're still well short of Dortmund's asking price for Malen.