New striker target? – BVB apparently make offer for Kévin Denkey | OneFootball

After performance tests in the preceding days, Borussia Dortmund will begin preparations for the new season next Tuesday. As things currently stand, still with Karim Adeyemi, although a move for the 24-year-old to FC Barcelona is within the realm of possibility and could be finalized at short notice. In Serhou Guirassy’s case, however, despite recurring speculation, a departure is not currently on the horizon, though it cannot be ruled out either. And for that eventuality, BVB appear to be exploring the striker market.

Adding to the still rather vague rumors of Dortmund’s interest in Randal Kolo Muani, who was most recently on loan from Paris Saint-Germain to Tottenham Hotspur and appears to have little future left in the French capital, there is now a report from the portal africafoot.com claiming that, as was already the case in spring 2024, Kévin Denkey is on BVB’s radar.

And not only that: Borussia are even said to have already submitted an offer for the 25-year-old FC Cincinnati forward. However, Real Betis, Tottenham Hotspur and Lille OSC are also said to have shown interest in Denkey, who moved from Cercle Brugge to MLS in January 2025 for just over €15 million.

Contract until the end of 2028

Before his move to the United States, Denkey had already attracted BVB’s attention, not least because of his 66 goals and 20 assists in 152 competitive appearances for Cercle Brugge. In the US, the Togo international, who has 48 caps and 14 goals for his country, recorded 16 goals and one assist in 33 competitive matches in his first year.

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In the current 2026 season, Denkey has nine goals and two assists after 14 league matches, and he also produced four goals and two assists in three CONCACAF Champions Cup games.

A return to Europe would certainly not come cheap given those numbers and a contract that runs until the end of 2028 — and a move to BVB would be hard to imagine without the sale of another striker such as Guirassy or Fabio Silva.

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