Multi-million loss nearly sealed: what BVB get for Duranville | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund are on the verge of parting ways with Julien Duranville. The Belgian is reportedly set to join Lyon – and for BVB, the transfer will amount to a multi-million-euro loss.

Julien Duranville’s time at Borussia Dortmund appears to be coming to an end. As reported by Sky, BVB and Olympique Lyon have agreed on a transfer for the Belgian attacking player. For Dortmund, however, the departure will be a costly loss-making deal.

According to Sky, Lyon will pay a fixed fee of €5.5 million for the 20-year-old. Performance-related bonuses could raise the total to as much as €8.5 million. Dortmund have also reportedly secured a 20 percent sell-on clause. Even so, the Bundesliga club will receive significantly less than the amount they invested themselves in January 2023.

Back then, the Black and Yellows paid around €13 million to RSC Anderlecht to sign one of Belgium’s most promising talents. Expectations were accordingly high after BVB beat off notable competition to land Duranville. On the pitch, however, the winger was never able to live up to those hopes. Injuries repeatedly held him back, meaning that over three years he made just 27 competitive appearances for Dortmund’s first team. He scored one goal and provided one assist.

BVB prospect Duranville never lived up to expectations

Even his loan spell at FC Basel in the second half of last season did not bring the hoped-for breakthrough. Duranville made 17 competitive appearances for the Swiss side, registering two goals and one assist. That was not enough for him to establish a long-term future in Dortmund.

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What makes the development particularly remarkable is the praise Duranville once received. Bayern coach Vincent Kompany, who had already worked with the Belgian at Anderlecht, said about him two years ago: “I was lucky enough to work with him at Anderlecht when he was 15, 16 years old. I helped him make his debut against Club Brugge just after he turned 16. We immediately recognized his impact — he changed the game. At that age, something like that is very rare.”

From Dortmund’s perspective, that promise remained unfulfilled. Instead of leaving as a future superstar, Duranville departs as a player who was never able to meet the high expectations.

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