BVB: A brilliant deal
Tomorrow, Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup, where they will play for millions more. But yesterday, the Bundesliga club secured a hefty sum of €65 million by selling talented midfielder Jamie Gittens to English Premier League club Chelsea, although final details are still being finalized. The transfer is expected to go through soon.
Gittens had already completed his medical with the Blues last weekend. However, the 20-year-old Englishman subsequently returned to Dortmund's team headquarters in Fort Lauderdale because the agreement was dragging on.
"The talks with Chelsea were challenging, but ultimately we are happy that we can most likely realize our economic ideas and then have planning security," said BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl in a club statement.
According to media reports, BVB will receive approximately the desired €65 million. "His transfer back to his English homeland would be extremely valuable for us," said Dortmund's managing director Lars Ricken, adding: "We discovered Jamie very early on, signed him practically for free, continuously developed him in our youth academy, and also offered him playing time at the very highest level with the professional team." His career is exemplary for the development of top talents at BVB. With the completion of this transfer, management expects a significant positive impact on the figures for the 2025/2026 financial year.
In addition to the €65 million for Gittens, who was trained at the club's youth academy, BVB is looking at another €7 million for the talented French defender Soumaila Coulibaly. The 21-year-old is set to move to Racing Strasbourg. This deal would also be a financial success, as the talent never made the breakthrough at BVB but still has a contract until 2026. Coulibaly joined the Paris Saint-Germain youth team on a free transfer in January 2021 and was most recently loaned to Stade Brest. He has yet to play a single minute for Dortmund at the Club World Cup.
The two quite substantial transfer fees for the two talented players are striking. The sale of Gittens, in particular, has had a very positive impact on the overall annual result. The bottom line remains: Those with the courage to continue their speculation about the comeback of BVB shares can continue. The stop price should be maintained at €3.10.
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