Does he go or does he stay?
Contract poker for BVB jewel Youssoufa Moukoko (18/contract until 2023) has been stagnating for months. The world championship driver keeps Dortmund wriggling about the future.
Lothar Matthäus (61) now gives the young star a clear recommendation!
The German record national player (150 international matches) in his “Sky” column: “I would advise him to stay at Borussia Dortmund for at least another year or two and not just follow the call of money. He has recently become a regular under Terzic, is still very young and has a fantastic future and career ahead of him.”
Matthäus wanted to “call out to Moukoko to give up one or two million at this age and to plan your career sensibly”. At BVB he can regularly play in the Bundesliga and Champions League and thus recommend himself for the national team. And at the age of 21, 22 or 23, Moukoko could “still go abroad”.
Matthäus, who only switched from FC Bayern to Inter Milan as a seasoned professional in 1988, also draws parallels to his own career. He continues: “I too had incredibly lucrative offers from Italy at a very young age. Back then, Serie A was what the Premier League is today: the ultimate.”
Youssoufa Moukoko’s contract with BVB expires in the summer and his future is uncertain
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Above all, the “negative examples” such as Timo Werner (26) or Jadon Sancho (22), for whom the step into the Premier League was not a success, are a warning.
Matthew: “There are many examples of young players who went to England or other big leagues too early because they couldn’t wait.”
Moukoko currently has “everything he needs in Dortmund. The love of the fans, a coach who counts on him, a team that plays for him and an environment in which he can grow and thrive.”
According to BILD information, the BVB makers around boss Hans-Joachim Watzke (63) and sports director Sebastian Kehl (42) made a final pain limit offer to the Moukoko side. According to this, the attacker could more than triple his salary (currently around 1.8 million euros) and earn up to 6 million euros per season for an extension in the future!
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It can be heard from those around Moukoko that this offer is not yet sufficient. The expectations according to BILD information: 7 million euros plus X, otherwise there is a risk of a summer change.
Moukoko is held in particularly high esteem by coach Edin Terzic (40) and his assistant Sebastian Geppert (38). Both are considered great Moukoko promoters since youth. The fans in the south stand have long since taken the national striker to their hearts.
According to the DFB statues, Moukoko can officially negotiate with other clubs from January 1st without informing BVB. Whether he stays or goes, only he knows at the moment…
