Transfer talk: BVB target takes next career step | OneFootball

A transfer target of BVB recently celebrated his debut for the Polish national team – and remains a hot topic in Dortmund for the winter as well.

BVB would like to sign Marcel Regula in the winter, and he has just made his debut for the Polish national team. On Friday, October 2, the 19-year-old made his first appearance for his country’s senior national team in Poland’s 6-0 win over Romania on matchday three of the Nations League. In the 71st minute, the Polish coaching staff brought him on for Sebastian Szymański, marking an important milestone in the young midfielder’s career.

Borussia Dortmund are following this development with great interest. Marcel Regula is now considered the “most promising” candidate for a winter move to the Black and Yellows, with plans for him to be used on the right flank. That is according to Ruhr Nachrichten. The Pole originally came onto BVB’s radar after a move for Héctor Fort to Dortmund fell through. Following Yan Couto’s departure, the club specifically looked for a replacement on the right side of defense and found one in Marcel Regula. The Pole normally plays as a central attacking midfielder, but he can also operate at right-back – and it is exactly this versatility that makes him so attractive to BVB.

Sporting director Ole Book recently made clear just how serious the club is about strengthening squad depth in the RN format “19:09 – der schwarzgelbe Talk”: “Yes, we are currently not overly well-stocked in terms of depth, that is certainly true.” At the same time, however, he also pointed to existing alternatives within the squad: “We have some players who do that very well.” Ole Book also hinted that signing Marcel Regula might not be entirely straightforward after all: “But it could also be that an outgoing transfer is needed first.”

Marcel Regula’s move to BVB fell through in the summer

A move from Marcel Regula to BVB had already been close last summer. At the end of August, the midfielder, who was still playing for Zagłębie Lubin at the time, was practically already packed and ready to go, and a move to Dortmund seemed little more than a formality. But just a few hours later, the transfer unexpectedly collapsed.

Ultimately, the reason was Giannis Konstantelias’ serious injury, which occurred only around 72 hours before the end of the transfer window. BVB suddenly needed a replacement for the Greek and then focused primarily on signing Ethan Nwaneri from Arsenal. As it remained unclear for a long time whether the London club would agree to a loan deal, Dortmund also stayed in contact with Marcel Regula in parallel. A plane was even specially sent to Poland to bring him to Dortmund as quickly as possible if needed.

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It was only late at night on deadline day that Arsenal finally gave the green light for Ethan Nwaneri’s loan move. That ended Marcel Regula’s move, although another attempt now apparently seems likely as early as this winter.

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