Initial talks with Ole Book – BVB want to tie Mussa Kaba down | OneFootball

Due to various physical issues, Mussa Kaba has made only six appearances for the U23 side in the Regionalliga West so far this season, but regardless of that, Borussia Dortmund think very highly of the 17-year-old top talent and are aiming for a long-term partnership.

At the moment, BVB’s main priority is to get Kaba physically stable again after he was recently sidelined by muscular imbalances following a growth spurt, which is why they do not want to take any risks at all when it comes to appearances. However, the way this issue has been handled was not the main topic of a meeting on Wednesday at the BVB offices in Brackel between Kaba, his family and advisor on one side, and new Dortmund sporting director Ole Book on the other.

Player’s side sees no time pressure

According to a report by the Ruhr Nachrichten, BVB are very interested in converting Kaba’s development contract, which currently only runs until 2027, into a long-term professional deal. Dortmund are said to be hoping for an agreement as soon as possible, and reaching one is also fundamentally Kaba’s goal. However, there is no time pressure from the player’s side, so an official announcement should not necessarily be expected in the short term.

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If Kaba, who has only been training on a reduced basis in recent weeks, soon regains full fitness as hoped and planned, the next steps are expected to follow both at the negotiating table and on the pitch. In the first game of the year at Eintracht Frankfurt (3:3), the youngster was named on the senior team’s bench for the first and so far only time. If his fitness allows, a debut in the final stretch of the season cannot be ruled out.

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