New targets: Moreira and Ait Boudlal on BVB's radar | OneFootball

With a nine-point gap to FC Bayern Munich and an eleven-point cushion over third place, Borussia Dortmund can already plan with a fair degree of certainty for the runners-up spot and, in particular, another season in the Champions League with six matchdays still to go. The latter is important financially, as the economic framework is already set — not including any possible sales, of course. Within that context, BVB are looking for reinforcements and are apparently casting their eyes toward France in two different cases.

According to information from Sky, Dortmund have Diego Moreira and Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal on their shortlist, with both players having drawn attention in Ligue 1.

Moreira, a 21-year-old option who can be used both defensively and offensively on the left flank, is said to be part of Dortmund’s thinking. The two-time senior Belgium international, who also has Portuguese and German roots, moved from Chelsea FC to Racing Strasbourg in the summer of 2024 for around €8.5 million and has become one of the team’s key players there, recording four goals and seven assists in 33 appearances across all competitions.

The fact that Chelsea hold a buy-back clause may not make things easy for other clubs, even though Moreira is planning the next step in his career. On top of that, a fee of between €30 million and €40 million is being mentioned — a figure that would already pose a huge challenge for BVB.

Ait Boudlal still hoping for the World Cup

Because Niklas Süle’s contract will not be extended and Emre Can is set to remain sidelined with injury into the new season, BVB are looking for at least one new centre-back regardless of Nico Schlotterbeck’s still unresolved decision on an extension in Dortmund.

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High on the agenda are young defenders with great potential and corresponding room for value growth. Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal definitely fits that category: at 19, he is at least part of the extended group of regulars at Stade Rennes and, after making his senior debut for Morocco in November, can still dream of a World Cup call-up.

However, Ait Boudlal is still under contract in Rennes until 2028 and would therefore not come cheap — and for now appears to be just one of several candidates for the center of Dortmund’s defense.

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