Revealed: Tullberg's Midtjylland pay this fee for BVB talent Wätjen | OneFootball

Kjell Wätjen is set for a move to Denmark. At FC Midtjylland, the Borussia Dortmund midfielder is looking to make a fresh start. BVB will receive a transfer fee in the millions for the 20-year-old top talent.

At the “Wolves,” Wätjen will reunite with an old acquaintance. On the touchline is former BVB coach Mike Tullberg, who won the Danish Cup in his first year at Midtjylland. The FCM head coach knows the player extremely well from their time together with Dortmund’s U19s.

Wätjen had been playing for the Black and Yellows since 2015. He made his Bundesliga debut on Matchday 32 of the 2023/24 season in a 5–1 home win over FC Augsburg. The Gevelsberg native went straight into the starting lineup and provided the assist for Marco Reus’s goal to make it 4–1 in the 37th minute.

Not a backup for Ryerson after all

Despite that promising debut, he was unable to make his breakthrough. By the end of the 2024/25 season, he had made just three more competitive appearances for BVB’s first team. This was followed by a one-year loan to relegated Bundesliga side VfL Bochum. Wätjen made 29 appearances in all competitions for the club from Castroper Straße, scoring once and providing two assists. After a good start at VfL, however, he featured less and less during the second half of the season.

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Now comes a fresh start under the guidance of his mentor Tullberg. According to transfer journalist Pete O’Rourke via bold.dk, Midtjylland will initially pay a fee of €2.2 million. If the “Wolves” successfully qualify for the Champions League, the amount will increase by a further €600,000. If all agreed bonuses are triggered, the total value of the deal will rise to around €2.8 million.

Most recently, Ruhr Nachrichten reported that Wätjen might still get a chance at BVB. He had been earmarked for a role as backup at right-back for Julian Ryerson (28), who is drawing attention in Serie A. Those plans are now off the table. After a loan move had also been discussed, Borussia Dortmund has now made the final decision to sell the Gevelsberg native on a permanent basis.

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