Showdown in the El-Mala saga: can BVB pull off a transfer coup? | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund are pushing for a quick agreement in the poker over Said El Mala. A decision could be made very soon.

There could be clarity in the transfer poker over Said El Mala within just a few days. Borussia Dortmund are continuing to work intensively on signing the 19-year-old attacking player from 1. FC Köln. According to information from Express, BVB are aiming to reach an agreement by the weekend.

Negotiations between the clubs over the financial framework are therefore still ongoing. Dortmund are now reportedly prepared to pay a base fee of €48 million. Easily achievable bonuses could add another €2 million, while additional bonus payments could even increase the total package to as much as €55 million.

However, Köln do not yet appear to have received a final offer. According to Express, there is currently “nothing in writing on the table” for FC. However, a corresponding offer from Dortmund is expected soon. Another point in the negotiations apparently concerns a possible sell-on clause. While Köln want ten percent of a future transfer fee, BVB are reportedly only willing to give up ten percent of any potential transfer profit.

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El Mala himself is said to have already agreed to a move to Dortmund. Despite the ongoing speculation, the left winger trained with Köln again on Tuesday and, according to the report, continues to conduct himself professionally. His contract with FC runs until 2030 and does not contain a release clause.

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Lothar Matthäus would also push for the transfer from Dortmund’s point of view. “If I were Dortmund, I would now push ahead decisively with the signing and meet Köln’s financial demands,” the record Germany international wrote in his Sky column. El Mala is a “highly rated stock, but one you can be fairly certain will continue to rise in the future.”

Should the talks still collapse, BVB are already looking at alternatives. Jadon Sancho, Ethan Nwaneri, Ibrahim Mbaye, Giannis Konstantelias and Yeremay Hernández, among others, have been mentioned as possible options on Dortmund’s list.

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