Hoffenheim pass on buy option, Cole Campbell set for BVB return | OneFootball

With Julien Duranville, Borussia Dortmund appear able to sell another young player who had previously been loaned out and ultimately failed to live up to the (high) expectations, this time for good money to Olympique Lyon. BVB are pursuing a similar plan with Cole Campbell, although everything is still open in his case after TSG Hoffenheim initially decided against making his move permanent.

According to a report by WAZ, Hoffenheim will not exercise the purchase option agreed with BVB when Campbell was loaned out in the winter, which would have allowed the 20-year-old winger to join the club permanently for a fixed fee of €7.5 million.

However, Campbell was unable to make a strong enough case for an investment of that size. Due to an injury suffered in January, the American managed only five appearances, most of them brief.

There are interested clubs

Campbell will therefore return to Dortmund for the time being and, from July 1, will once again be back on BVB’s payroll. But possibly not for long, as coach Niko Kovac is reportedly unlikely to have much use for the youngster, who also wants the prospect of regular playing time, though not in the Regionalliga side.

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It is not out of the question that Hoffenheim have not yet completely ruled out the player and will try to significantly lower the transfer fee. Alternatively, according to WAZ, there are said to be other interested clubs from the Bundesliga as well as from the Netherlands and England.

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