Ian Subiabre on Dortmund’s radar – fierce competition for Argentine talent | OneFootball

Sebastian Kehl announced “one or two squad moves” for the winter transfer period on Friday, on the sidelines of the 2-0 victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach, and revealed that talks are already underway—without going into detail. However, the focus is likely to be on departures of players such as Cole Campbell, Julien Duranville, or Salih Özcan. Whether Borussia Dortmund will also welcome a new signing in the winter remains open.

There has been no shortage of speculation in recent weeks. Some of these were circulated by Turkish transfer insider Ekrem Konur, who named BVB as interested in, among others, Ayodele Thomas (PSV Eindhoven) or Branimir Mlačić (Hajduk Split).

No Extension at River Plate

According to Konur, Borussia also has Argentine attacking talent Ian Subiabre from River Plate on their radar. The U20 national player (15 appearances, five goals) will only turn 19 on January 1, but has already been featuring fairly regularly on both wings for the top club from Buenos Aires.

Since Subiabre and River Plate have been unable to agree on an extension to his contract, which runs until the end of 2026, a departure of the youngster is looming. He is reportedly on the radar of several prominent European clubs. Besides BVB, FC Barcelona and Chelsea are also considered particularly interested. In addition, Manchester City, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Juventus Turin, and Inter Milan are said to be monitoring the situation.

As with Thomas and Mlačić, Dortmund’s interest—if it exists at all—seems to be more of a general nature at this stage. A short-term signing of Subiabre in the winter is unlikely to be planned. Not least because there are no classic wing positions in coach Niko Kovac’s current system.

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