Another centre-back talent? BVB reportedly bid for Bastien Meupiyou | OneFootball

With Joane Gadou, whose transfer from Red Bull Salzburg was completed early for around €19.5 million, Borussia Dortmund have already strengthened their central defense and filled the squad spot that will become available with Niklas Süle’s retirement. However, BVB’s planning for this area of the team is not necessarily complete yet, as can also be seen from a current rumor out of Portugal.

As Portuguese insider Sebastião Sousa-Pinto reports, BVB have submitted an offer for Bastien Meupiyou of Portuguese top-flight side FC Alverca, who has been on the black-and-yellow radar for some time and was first mentioned in April as a potential new signing.

Borussia are said to have offered a base fee of €12 million, which could rise by a further €5 million through bonuses. Part of that would likely also go to Wolverhampton Wanderers, who signed the French youth international from FC Nantes in the summer of 2024 for around €5 million and then moved him on to Portugal a year later.

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The 20-year-old Meupiyou, a center-back with a strong left foot, would be a possible replacement for Nico Schlotterbeck if the Germany international were to make use of his release clause, which reportedly remains valid until mid-July, in the coming weeks.

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If Schlotterbeck stays at BVB and there are no other departures, however, there would only be limited need for another addition at the heart of the defense. With Waldemar Anton, Schlotterbeck, and Gadou, there would be three players in the squad who expect to play. Added to that are the experienced Ramy Bensebaini and Emre Can, although the latter will not yet be fit for the start of the new season after his cruciate ligament injury. And then there are the two Italian talents Luca Reggiani and Filippo Mane, who want to take the next step and need playing time to do so.

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