Alternative to El Mala: BVB target another Greek star! | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund have signed Konstantinos Karetsas, one of the most exciting young players from Greece. He joined from KRC Genk for a little over €30 million. But planning in attack is still ongoing.

At least one more player is still expected to come in. BVB are pursuing Said El Mala, but a deal with 1. FC Köln is anything but simple. The Cologne club are demanding a total package worth €50 million. The offer Dortmund have submitted so far is clearly below that.

So it is no surprise that the Black and Yellows are also looking at alternatives. One of them could be a compatriot of Karetsas.

Konstantelias on BVB’s shortlist

This is Giannis Konstantelias, who is currently under contract with PAOK. VfB Stuttgart were already interested in him last summer, but after many twists and turns and quite a bit of drama, the deal ultimately fell through despite an agreement being reached.

According to the editorial team of Italian transfer expert Gianluca di Marzio, BVB are one of two interested teams. Alongside Dortmund, Juventus have also registered their interest. But BVB apparently mean business and are ready to submit an offer as well.

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Juventus have had the player on their shortlist for quite some time. The Bianconeri have monitored him closely and watched several of his matches. However, they have just signed Randal Kolo Muani and Kerim Alajbegovic for a combined fee of more than €70 million. As a result, the Italians are currently not in a position to simply spend another €25–35 million.

For BVB, spending in that range would be entirely feasible, otherwise they would not have made an offer for El Mala either. So this could get interesting. In any case, Konstantelias is a player who is similar to Karetsas, also moves freely in attack, and feels very comfortable in the half-spaces.

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