Is BVB facing a departure? Another top club eyeing Julian Ryerson | OneFootball

In December, rumors about FC Barcelona's interest in Julian Ryerson were making the rounds, but so far these have not intensified and, due to João Cancelo's imminent return to Catalonia, are unlikely to do so in the future. Instead, the Borussia Dortmund right-back is now reportedly attracting interest from the Premier League.

In Friday’s 3-3 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt, Ryerson put in a particularly eye-catching performance, especially offensively. In addition to providing the direct assist for Maximilian Beier’s opening goal, the Norwegian, who was positioned higher up on the right flank, was also involved in Carney Chukwuemeka’s 3-3 equalizer and subsequently received general praise from coach Niko Kovac via Ruhr Nachrichten: “Julian is a Scandinavian, you can see that he’s a Viking. That’s how he plays football: he doesn’t hold back, and he doesn’t hold back against his opponents either. On top of that, he has a lot of drive going forward.”

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The latter is also the result of work during the training camp in Marbella, where Kovac specifically wanted to encourage Ryerson to be more attack-minded—apparently with success, to which the competition with Yan Couto, previously considered much stronger offensively, has also contributed. “He has a good competitor on his side with Yan Couto. The two keep pushing each other higher and higher. I like that,” Kovac is pleased about the regular selection headache, which Ryerson’s consistent attacking performances like in Frankfurt are likely to make even more difficult.

Dortmund is not really considering letting the 28-year-old go. However, BVB may soon have to deal with a concrete offer for the Norwegian international. According to the portal Absolut Fussball, after FC Barcelona, Liverpool are now also reportedly considering Ryerson.

The background is that the Reds want to bring in a new right-back due to the long-term absence of Conor Bradley. Ryerson is considered a candidate, but is apparently not the only option Liverpool is looking at.

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