Will BVB lose top talent to Bundesliga rivals? | OneFootball

Eintracht Frankfurt likes to take talents off Borussia Dortmund’s hands. Ansgar Knauff (24) and Nnamdi Collins (22) only really took off at the Hessian club after leaving BVB. Now the black-and-yellow colony on the Main could be about to grow.

So far, Elias Benkara has not made it beyond a place on the bench for the senior team. The 18-year-old centre-back has been named in the matchday squad eight times. At the moment, his footballing home is the U23s, for whom he has played nine times in the Regionalliga this season.

Benkara’s contract with Borussia expires next summer. At present, it seems unlikely that the German-Algerian will stay in Dortmund. Initial rumours already emerged at the end of March that the defender could leave the club. Feyenoord Rotterdam and RSC Anderlecht are said to be interested.

Reggiani is ahead of Benkara in several ways

But now Eintracht Frankfurt appears to be entering the race for Benkara. According to information from Bild journalists Max Möbus, Christian Falk and Michi Schröer on the podcast True or Not True, Eintracht Frankfurt have already held talks with the player’s representatives. That is according to Sport.de.

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According to the report, the 1.93-metre man lacks a clear pathway at BVB. While Luca Reggiani, who is the same age, has made the step up to the senior team, Benkara is playing with the reserves against Lotte, Bonn and Gütersloh. As a result, frustration is said to be high for the top talent, who was already called up to Algeria’s senior national team squad in November 2025.

Although Borussia Dortmund are interested in keeping Benkara, it may well be that the physically strong youngster, who loves one-on-one duels, follows in the footsteps of Knauff and Collins and also makes the move to Frankfurt.

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