Ajax youngster on BVB's radar – interest in Rayane Bounida | OneFootball

With Konstantinos Karetsas, Borussia Dortmund appear to have identified the player they want most to fill the gap in attacking midfield left by Julian Brandt’s departure. However, talks between BVB and KRC Genk regarding the Greek top talent are proving not entirely straightforward. At the same time, another youngster is also said to be part of Dortmund’s thinking for the attacking midfield role.

As Belgian transfer insider Sacha Tavolieri reports, BVB are also interested in Rayane Bounida of Ajax Amsterdam, who, like Karetsas, feels most comfortable in the number 10 role but can also be deployed on the wing.

At BVB, Bounida is not yet the top priority, but the move could heat up once other transfers have been completed — and potentially once further income has been generated through additional sales.

Ajax would be open to talks

Ajax Amsterdam are not categorically ruling out a sale of Bounida and would in fact be open to talks. However, the Dutch record champions neither want nor intend to let the 20-year-old go for a small fee. After all, Bounida is still under contract until 2028 and further increased his market value with his senior international debut for Morocco in May — after previously making numerous youth international appearances for Belgium — even if it ultimately was not enough to earn him a place in Morocco’s World Cup squad.

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Bounida was born in Belgium and moved to Amsterdam from RSC Anderlecht in 2022. After a brief debut in the 2024/25 season, the youngster went on to make 22 Eredivisie appearances in the campaign just finished, including nine starts, recording one goal and five assists.

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