El Mala open to BVB move, Bundesliga rival waiting in the wings | OneFootball

Said El Mala is and remains a candidate for Borussia Dortmund. If Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy are both sold, BVB could add two or three more players to their attack.

The Black and Yellows are primarily keeping an eye on Konstantinos Karetsas of KRC Genk, but a move for Said El Mala is by no means off the table.

According to information from Sky, the player himself is open to a move to Dortmund. Whether it is his top priority remains to be seen, but he wants to take the next step and try to join a bigger club.

Brighton, in particular, were recently interested, but no move materialized.

El Mala: High transfer fee causing problems

What is interesting is that BVB are not the only Bundesliga club monitoring the situation. RB Leipzig are also waiting in the wings, as revealed in the Transfer Update. The Red Bulls would be in a much stronger financial position especially if Antonio Nusa or, above all, Yan Diomande were to be sold.

And financial strength is needed, because Cologne are demanding up to €50 million for El Mala. That also means BVB would have to think twice about whether to really push for El Mala at that price or whether there might be other alternatives.

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A move to England for El Mala is not completely off the table, but at the moment it is not especially realistic because there is no club working intensively on a deal for him. Chelsea were mentioned at one point, but at present there is no more than loose interest.

If he does not receive the ideal offer, then staying in Cologne is also a realistic option. FC Cologne are no longer under pressure to sell either, following the departure of Jakub Kaminski for around €20 million. It certainly remains an interesting situation.

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