Borussia Dortmund has apparently managed to tie 18-year-old top talent Kjell Wätjen to the club. As the Sports picture reports, BVB and Wätjen have agreed on a professional contract. The midfielder’s signature on the deal is expected soon.
Sports director Sebastian Kehl is said to have eliminated several top clubs that were courting the Black and Yellows’ talent. The Austrian training club RB Salzburg in particular is said to have shown great interest in the German national team player for a long time and was also now a competitor.
The U19 co-captain played 19 times in the A-Junior Bundesliga this season, scoring ten goals and providing eight assists. Another assist is added in the UEFA Youth League.
The central midfielder recently scored nine of his ten goals this season in six games, which is why Edin Terzic included him in the squad for both Champions League games in the round of 16 against PSV Eindhoven. At the beginning of February he also sat on the bench for 90 minutes in the Bundesliga. With a new contract, nothing stands in the way of his professional debut.
