Rapid transfer close! BVB raid Italy | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund is consistently continuing down the path it has chosen with young talents. After several signings for the future, the Black and Yellows have now apparently also secured the services of Roberto Scaglione. The midfielder, who is only 16, is set to join BVB from Genoa.

As Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio reports, the deal is already done and sealed. According to him, Borussia Dortmund will pay a transfer fee of around one million euros for the right-footer.

Scaglione is not a new name on Dortmund’s list. BVB is said to have looked into signing the talent as early as last summer. Now, it appears the transfer has gone through at the second attempt.

BVB consistently sticks to its youth-focused approach

The signing of the 16-year-old fits perfectly with Dortmund’s current transfer strategy. With Konstantinos Karetsas, Joane Gadou, Justin Lerma and Kauã Prates, BVB have already signed four teenagers who are expected to be part of the first-team squad as early as next season.

There are also talents such as Takato Yamamoto, Liam Claude Kanté and Bjarki Hrafn Gardarsson, who are more likely to be introduced to the first team in the medium to long term. Scaglione is also likely to fall into that category for now.

Once again, BVB are trying to sign promising players at an early stage, before they appear on the radar of other top European clubs and become significantly more expensive.

Scaglione was already in a Serie A squad at 15

It is no surprise that Dortmund are likely to have high hopes for Scaglione. The midfield talent had already attracted attention at Genoa at an exceptionally young age.

At just 15, Scaglione was called up to the first-team squad for the first time by then-Genoa coach Patrick Vieira. Had he made an appearance, he could even have become the youngest player in Serie A history. However, he did not make his debut.

The youngster could now celebrate that milestone in Germany instead. It remains to be seen when Scaglione will actually be ready for Dortmund’s first team. For now, the focus will likely be on carefully easing the 16-year-old into the higher level and his new environment.

With a transfer fee of only one million euros, the financial risk for Borussia Dortmund remains limited. If Scaglione lives up to his enormous potential, this seemingly small lightning deal could prove to be a real bargain in the long run.

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