Not to BVB – Bazoumana Touré set for move to Newcastle United | OneFootball

Given the figures being mentioned, it was already clear that signing Bazoumana Touré would be very difficult for Borussia Dortmund to pull off. But shortly after speculation emerged about BVB’s interest in the Ivory Coast World Cup player, the matter can apparently already be put to bed again, with Touré seemingly on the verge of a move to the Premier League.

According to a report by Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg, it is even already a done deal that Touré will leave TSG Hoffenheim for Newcastle United. The 20-year-old winger, who joined the Kraichgau club from Sweden’s Hammarby IF at the start of 2025 for around €10 million, is now set to sign for the Magpies for a transfer fee of €50 million. Even without any additional sell-on clause, Touré will therefore already become the new record sale in Hoffenheim’s club history.

Touré, who played three of his nine senior international matches for Ivory Coast at the 2026 World Cup but was unable to prevent the round-of-32 exit against Norway after coming on late, earned this next career step with a strong Bundesliga season. In the campaign just ended, the extremely quick attacker recorded five goals and twelve assists in 30 league matches.

Replacing Brandt is the priority

To what extent Touré actually played a role in Dortmund’s plans is unclear. Since BVB under coach Niko Kovac generally operate without classic wingers, the player was probably not particularly high on the agenda anyway.

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According to reports, the current priority is signing a creative midfielder as a successor to Julian Brandt, whose contract has now officially expired. Any further transfer activity concerning the attack will then likely depend largely on whether there are still departures, for example Karim Adeyemi or Serhou Guirassy.

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