2. Bundesliga beckons: Tony Reitz close to leaving BVB | OneFootball

After the 0–4 defeat in the small derby away to FC Schalke 04 II, Borussia Dortmund’s second team face another clash with a reserve side on Sunday as part of Matchday 33 in the Regionalliga West. The visitors at Stadion Rote Erde will be 1. FC Köln’s U23s, against whom BVB are eager to make amends and, not least for that reason, are desperate for a win to keep alive their chances of finishing third.

For Tony Reitz, who joined Dortmund from Borussia Mönchengladbach at the start of 2025, the match against Köln will likely be his last home game in the black-and-yellow shirt. According to Sky, the 21-year-old will leave BVB again this summer in order to take the next step in his career.

At Dortmund, there is no real first-team prospect for Reitz, but the central midfielder is said to have received inquiries from clubs in the 2. Bundesliga. No details about the interested clubs are known so far. However, BVB will not let the brother of Rocco Reitz—who is set to move from Borussia Mönchengladbach to RB Leipzig this summer—leave on a free transfer. A fee of around €500,000 is reportedly being demanded.

16 goal contributions this season

This season, Reitz has featured in 30 of the first 32 matchdays and was in the starting lineup 28 times. The captain missed only two matches—one due to injury and the other because of a suspension for yellow-card accumulation.

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Although generally deployed in a more defensive central role and at times even used in central defense, Reitz has recorded four goals and an impressive 12 assists in his 30 appearances. Figures that quickly make clear why other clubs have him on their radar.

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