Signs point to it: BVB have Ian Subiabre in their sights | OneFootball

For the upcoming season, Borussia Dortmund has already presented Justin Lerma (Independiente del Valle), a top talent from Ecuador, as a new signing and, according to reports, has also reached an agreement with Brazilian U17 national player Kauã Prates and his club Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte. Nevertheless, BVB continues to scout the globe for highly talented young players with great development potential.

Many experts believe that Ian Subiabre, who is currently still playing in his native Argentina for River Plate Buenos Aires, also falls into this category. The 19-year-old, who is versatile in attack but feels most comfortable on the right wing—and is often compared to Lionel Messi because of this and his height of 1.74 meters, as Messi also began his world-class career as a right winger at FC Barcelona—will sooner or later end up in Europe.

Move to Barca has fallen through

After the first rumors of BVB’s interest surfaced shortly before Christmas, fussballtransfers.com now also reports that Borussia is monitoring Subiabre. However, Dortmund’s scouts are not alone, as VfL Wolfsburg is also said to have their eye on the Argentine U20 national player, who last summer seemed to be on the verge of joining FC Barcelona.

However, the difficult financial situation of the Catalans prevented a transfer, and since other clubs such as Chelsea, Inter Milan, or Juventus Turin, despite their interest, have not (yet) made a move, BVB remains in the running. The scale of the potential transfer fee can be gauged by an offer from Al Hilal. The Saudi Arabian club is said to have offered 22 million euros in the summer. However, a transfer did not materialize.

Since Subiabre’s contract expires in December, interested clubs like BVB should now have significantly better negotiating positions with River Plate than they did in the summer of 2025.

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