Youssoufa Moukoko's agent confirms desire to leave Borussia Dortmund over 'broken promises' | OneFootball

The agent of Borussia Dortmund striker Youssoufa Moukoko has confirmed his desire to leave the club this summer.

Moukoko has been in the public spotlight for nearly five years now after his goalscoring heroics as a 14-year-old for Dortmund's Under-19 side, and he became the youngest player in Bundesliga history when he debuted for the senior side one day after his 16th birthday.

Despite the excitement surrounding Moukoko, he has consistently struggled to establish himself in the first team. He has managed 99 appearances for Dortmund, scoring 18 goals, but has started just 25 games in all competitions.

Now entering the final two years of his Dortmund contract, the 19-year-old's agent has admitted he has grown tired of his lack of opportunities and is pushing for a summer exit.

"Youssoufa has a huge potential, which unfortunately he couldn't show last season," agent Patrick Williams told Fabrizio Romano. "I think the fact that he scored 5 goals in 613 minutes [during the 2023/24 Bundesliga season] says everything about his quality. Few players in the Bundesliga have such a rate.

"Youssoufa was promised a lot before he signed, but it wasn't realised. He was always only interested in playing and in his development - not in anything else just like the media reports always claimed. If it had been about the money, he could have accepted other lucrative offers where he could have earned more than three times as much. Media always portrayed him as a loser, whether in training or the ongoing season. The only thing he wants is to play and if he is asked to go out and play, we'd have no stress.

Moukoko has been forced to accept a substitute role / Pakawich Damrongkiattisak/GettyImages

"It's not a secret that there are enough clubs out here who believe in Youssoufa's qualities and want him in their team. I say BVB is making a mistake in giving Youssoufa away. With so little playing time, everyone will know that Youssoufa's market value will be low and Dortmund can't expect much.

"We wanted it to be different, but that's the football business. Youssoufa is totally clear in his mind, extremely focused and knows what he wants to drive his career forward. Now we are sounding out interest from England, Spain and France."

In terms of suitors, Moukoko has long been on the radars of some of the Premier League's biggest sides.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle United are all long-term admirers of the striker, who turns 20 in November, while Barcelona chased his signature in January 2023 before Moukoko signed a new contract with Dortmund.