BVB under pressure to sell: these three stars are on the chopping block | OneFootball

After a financially strained season, Borussia Dortmund are facing a squad rebuild. Several players are supposed to leave BVB for that to happen, but that is proving more difficult than expected.

Borussia Dortmund are set for a major overhaul this summer – though under difficult financial conditions. Champions League qualification is still within reach, but as BILD reports, the currently available transfer budget is only around 25 to 30 million euros. One reason for this is missing income, along with an expected financial shortfall following a poor Champions League campaign.

Sporting director Ole Book therefore has a clear task: sell first, then buy. The focus is on three players who are seen internally as having little future at the club: Yan Couto, Julien Duranville, and Cole Campbell. The club hopes to bring in around 30 to 32 million euros for the trio – an ambitious target.

Couto’s situation is especially complicated. The Brazilian, signed from Manchester City for a total fee of around 25 million euros, was never able to establish himself at BVB in the long term. He barely featured in the second half of the season, also because Julian Ryerson is the first-choice option on the right. At the same time, Couto is reportedly earning up to 5.5 million euros per year and is tied down on a long-term contract. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, talks over a separation could therefore take place in the summer – though likely only with significant financial losses.

Couto, Duranville, and Campbell on the way out at BVB?

Selling Duranville and Campbell is also proving difficult. Both attacking talents are currently out on loan, but neither has been able to make a lasting impression at FC Basel or TSG Hoffenheim. Duranville, who was once signed from Anderlecht for around 8.5 million euros, has repeatedly struggled with injuries and has also failed to really get going in Basel. A summer sale is still considered likely – even though, due to a clause, FCB would also be entitled to a share of any potential transfer fee.

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Campbell’s situation is similarly disappointing: the American has so far only played a few minutes in Hoffenheim. The agreed purchase option of around ten million euros therefore currently appears highly unrealistic.

BVB are thus facing a dilemma: on the one hand, the three players urgently need to be moved on in order to create budget space for new transfers. On the other hand, there is a lack of serious interest due to their performances so far. As a result, pressure is growing internally to find solutions – even if that means selling players below market value.

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