Talks have begun: Celtic eye Cole Campbell | OneFootball

The hopes tied to Cole Campbell’s winter loan move to TSG Hoffenheim have not been fulfilled for any of the parties involved. Because the club from Kraichgau has decided not to trigger a purchase option worth millions, Campbell will officially be under contract with Borussia Dortmund again from July 1 – in theory, that is, because both BVB and Campbell are working toward a separation. A possible solution now appears to be in sight.

As Sky reporter Patrick Berger reports, Celtic Glasgow are pursuing Campbell, who in Hoffenheim made only five brief appearances, also due to injury, and would hardly have much of a first-team future in Dortmund, but also no longer wants to – and is not supposed to – play in the fourth-tier Regionalliga.

The Scottish champions may not be the only interested club, but they appear to be further along than the others and have already held talks with the 20-year-old American. With two years still left on his contract in Dortmund, a loan would also be possible, but because BVB reportedly would prefer to close this chapter for good, a permanent transfer seems more likely. In that case, however, it can be assumed that Dortmund would want to secure a sell-on clause or perhaps even a buy-back option.

Seven competitive appearances for BVB’s first team

Campbell, who joined BVB in the summer of 2022 after a spell at Breidablik Kópavogur in Iceland, was still considered a top talent with promising prospects a year ago, but has since failed to make the hoped-for progress. The versatile attacking player made seven competitive appearances for Dortmund’s first team, starting with his debut in late October 2024 in the 2–1 defeat away to FC Augsburg.

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Campbell, however, never broke into coach Niko Kovac’s starting lineup, and he is certainly linking the likely upcoming change with the hope of establishing himself better elsewhere and making the breakthrough that quite a few experts predicted for him not all that long ago.

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