Said El Mala

🚨🆕 Said El Mala and his family, especially his mother, who is also his agent, can well imagine a move to Borussia Dortmund. 1. FC Köln are also expecting an approach from #BVB following Karim Adeyemi’s imminent departure. However, BVB are currently not prepared to pay up to €50m. BVB have been informed of all the terms and demands, but there are still internal doubts about the deal. @berger_pj | @Sky_Marlon89 🇩🇪

🚨💣 EXCL | Borussia Dortmund have submitted a new offer for Said El Mala to 1. FC Köln, sent on Wednesday evening. #Effzeh BVB are now offering a total package of more than €55m. Guaranteed fee: below €50m. Including easily achievable add-ons: around €50m. Köln have not responded yet. Decision expected soon. @berger_pj | @SkySportDE 🇩🇪

🚨❌ BREAKING | Borussia Dortmund have temporarily pulled out of the race for Said El Mala. 1. FC Köln have not accepted BVB’s latest offer. Köln are demanding €50m guaranteed. Deal currently off. Both sides are trying to stand their ground. Dortmund are frustrated with Köln, while Köln insist on a “5” as the first digit of the guaranteed fee, with only a few instalments. #Effzeh Let’s see what happens between now and Deadline Day. @berger_pj @SkySportDE 🇩🇪

🚨❌ DEAL OFF unless a transfer miracle happens before Deadline Day. “Said El Mala is not a Borussia Dortmund player and he will not become one this summer either,” BVB boss Lars Ricken told Funke Mediengruppe when asked directly. “We have had open discussions with the people in charge at 1. FC Köln in recent days, but they rejected our latest offer. Borussia Dortmund will not submit another offer and will no longer pursue a transfer for the player.” The deal is failing because Köln want €50m guaranteed, while Dortmund are currently offering slightly less, with easily achievable add-ons that could quickly take the total to €50m guaranteed plus €5-6m add-ons. #effzeh #bvb @SkySportDE 🇩🇪

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🚨#Dortmund Borussia Dortmund have tabled a €48M + €7M bonus bid for Said El Mala. 📌 Offer meets Köln’s demand, though the sell‑on clause remains under debate. https://t.co/RUuqwGW5GU https://t.co/b6KkJHQFTw

🚨Dortmund are pushing hard to sign 1. FC Köln’s 19-year-old talent Said El Mala! After a €45M bid was rejected, BVB are preparing a new €50M package including bonuses. German legend Lothar Matthäus urged BVB to pay the price! @Fussballdaten https://t.co/Cmde2OusvL https://t.co/ByDY5Uaomc

#BVB are pushing to try to sign the winger Said #ElMala (born in 2006) from #FCKoln for €40-45M. Ready a contract until 2031 for him. #transfers https://t.co/puIuyi38O2

#FCKöln have turned down #BVB’s bid for Said #ElMala (born in 2006). #transfers https://t.co/ow5Y522YcS

🚨 EXCL: Saïd El Mala has turned down approaches from Newcastle United and the North London set-piece dependency project Arsenal in recent hours in order to facilitate a move to Borussia Dortmund, with Jürgen Klopp also heavily involved in convincing the youngster that joining his former club would represent the ideal next step in his development and strengthen his chances of earning a future Germany call-up. Cologne are currently anticipating a new offer from Dortmund in the region of €55m (£48m), although there has been no breakthrough in negotiations so far.

🔗 FYI: 1. FC Köln remain reluctant to accept Borussia Dortmund’s latest offer for Saïd El Mala, believing they could get significantly more money from the Premier League and therefore waiting for one of England’s true giants to enter the race, which could also make the player reconsider his preference for Dortmund, while approaches from lower-tier Premier League clubs such as Arsenal and Newcastle United have already been rejected, with neither considered big enough to change his mind.

🚨💣: Borussia Dortmund have OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN from the race to sign Saïd El Mala after 1. FC Köln REJECTED their latest offer, as exclusively revealed. There remains HOPE within 1. FC Köln that Dortmund’s withdrawal is a negotiating tactic and that they will RETURN with a renewed approach in the coming days, but there is now SERIOUS UNCERTAINTY over whether the BVB hierarchy will re-enter talks at all.

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