Enzo Duarte set to extend, long-term pro deal planned | OneFootball

In Luxembourg’s 1-0 win on Saturday evening in a friendly in Albania, Enzo Duarte was named in the starting lineup for the first time in his fifth international appearance. The Borussia Dortmund youngster, still only 17 years old, contributed to his team’s success for 45 minutes and once again underlined his huge potential — something BVB are, of course, well aware of too.

According to information from Ruhr Nachrichten, Borussia’s decision-makers have been working behind the scenes for quite some time to tie Duarte down long term and convert his current youth deal, which runs until 2028, into a professional contract.

The midfielder, who was brought to Dortmund from Swift Hesperange in January 2025, belongs to the younger U19 age group for the new season, but in reality he was already playing regularly for the U19s last season. Internally, BVB believe Duarte has every chance of making the step up to the first team in the foreseeable future — much like two other top talents, Luca Reggiani and Samuele Inacio, have recently done.

New contract until at least 2030

Because of the very positive development Duarte has shown in Dortmund, BVB do not want to wait much longer and instead want to get the deal done this summer. The plan is for a professional contract lasting four or five years, which would provide enough time for him to make his breakthrough, even if his development were to stall temporarily.

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Because BVB want to place greater emphasis again in future on homegrown talents making the jump to the Bundesliga, Duarte’s signature is clearly a high priority. Although sporting director Ole Book is currently also occupied with squad planning in other areas, Borussia want to and will push ahead with this matter promptly.

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