El Mala saga heats up! BVB submit fresh mega bid | OneFootball

The transfer saga surrounding Said El Mala is entering its निर्णसive phase. Borussia Dortmund have significantly improved their offer once again for the 19-year-old attacking player and have now also submitted the new bid in writing to 1. FC Köln. The overall package apparently even exceeds the €55 million mark.

As Sky reports, BVB’s improved offer arrived in Cologne on Wednesday evening. Including all bonus payments, the total volume is said to be a little over €55 million.

The guaranteed transfer fee therefore remains below the €50 million mark. However, through realistically achievable bonus payments, the amount could rise to at least €50 million.

This means Dortmund have once again significantly intensified their efforts to sign their top target. Even so, no decision has been made yet.

Cologne reviewing new BVB offer

At 1. FC Köln, Dortmund’s offer is currently being examined closely. According to information from Sky, those in charge are still hesitating to give final approval.

That is also because, in a transfer of this magnitude, the sporting management cannot make the decision alone. The club’s relevant bodies must also give the green light. Accordingly, intensive discussions are currently taking place over whether Cologne should accept the offer.

For the Bundesliga club, a sale on these terms would be an extraordinary piece of business. Although El Mala is one of the biggest talents in German football and has enormous development potential, a fee of more than €50 million would give FC considerable financial flexibility.

BVB, meanwhile, are showing with their improved offer just how highly they rate the attacking player. El Mala has been regarded for weeks as the absolute top target of Dortmund’s decision-makers.

BVB push to their limit for El Mala

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Most recently, Cologne sporting director Thomas Kessler had emphasized that the club felt no pressure to sell. El Mala has a long-term contract and is expected to play an important sporting role.

At the same time, however, Kessler had hinted that there is a financial figure at which Cologne’s decision-makers would consider a sale.

BVB now seem to have reached exactly that range with their new offer.

Although Dortmund are not offering a guaranteed €50 million, the relevant bonus payments are said by Sky to be structured realistically. If El Mala meets certain sporting conditions, the fee would therefore rise above that mark relatively quickly. In the best-case scenario, Cologne could even collect more than €55 million.

That means the negotiations now really do appear to be in the final stretch. BVB have laid their cards on the table and submitted their offer in writing. A further significant increase seems hardly imaginable given the total volume already reached.

Now the ball is in 1. FC Köln’s court. Together with the relevant bodies, the decision-makers must decide whether to let their 19-year-old key player leave for one of the biggest transfer packages in the club’s history.

A decision could be made soon. One thing is already clear: with their new offer, Borussia Dortmund have sent a strong signal and are pushing close to their financial limit for their top target.

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