Chelsea ‘make an £8.6m offer for Borussia Dortmund starlet Youssoufa Moukoko in an attempt to gazump Barcelona to the signing of the forward in January’… despite the fact they could pick him up for FREE at the end of the season
- Youssoufa Moukoko’s deal with Borussia Dortmund is up at the end of the season
- The Dortmund starlet has been linked with clubs like Barcelona and Chelsea
- He is yet to pen a new contract, meaning he might be available on a free transfer
- Chelsea have made an offer for Moukoko to fight off the Spanish giants’ interest
- The Blues are reportedly prepared to pay £8.6m to sign the forward in January
Chelsea have reportedly made an offer for Borussia Dortmund starlet Youssoufa Moukoko – in an attempt to beat Barcelona to the signing of the forward.
Moukoko, 18, is one of the hottest young talents in Europe having impressed since making his first team breakthrough at the age of just 16 at Dortmund in 2020.
He has since scored 11 times in 59 appearances for the German giants, while he also featured for Germany once in their dismal World Cup campaign in Qatar as Hansi Flick’s side crashed out in the group stage.
Chelsea have reportedly made an £8.6m offer for Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko as they aim to beat off rival interest in the German forward
The forward has just six months remaining on his deal at Signal Iduna Park and Sportsmail has previously reported that Graham Potter’s side are keen on the wonderkid.
And, according to Spanish outlet SPORT, Chelsea have launched a bid to sign Moukoko in January in order to beat off competition from several other clubs when he could become a free agent in the summer.
The report states Barcelona were keen on acquiring the forward for free in the summer, but Chelsea’s willingness to pay a transfer fee has impacted their hopes of acquiring the 18-year-old, with the Catalan side still needing to satisfy various LaLiga Financial Fair Play measures.
Dortmund would be content with selling Moukoko in January if they are unable to convince him to sign a new deal – which they have failed to do so far – so they can recoup some sort of financial reward having played a key role in his development.
Moukoko was part of Germany’s squad for their dismal…