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July 15, 2023 admin Burnley 0

 

Soumaïla Coulibaly wants to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer, and his representatives are now

looking for alternatives after his failed move to Burnley.

 

 

 

 

 

Borussia Dortmund defender Soumaïla Coulibaly was on the verge of joining Burnley and had already

undergone medical tests before the transfer fell through earlier this week. There was a disagreement

between the two clubs over the mandatory buy clause that would have come into effect at the end of the

loan spell, causing the proposed move to collapse.

The Black and Yellows were hoping to receive a total fee in the region of 17.5 million euros from

Coulibaly’s sale. But the move has now fallen through, and it remains to be seen what the future holds

for the young defender.

 

Coulibaly made his return to training at Borussia Dortmund on Friday morning. But according to Ruhr

Nachrichten, the 19 year old still wants to leave the club this summer and his representatives are now

working to find an alternate solution for him.

Soumaïla Coulibaly has been limited to just two first-team appearances for Borussia Dortmund since

joining the club on a free transfer from Paris Saint Germain in 2021. The French centre-back’s progress

since joining BVB has been hampered by injury problems and the high competition for places in the

first-team.

Coulibaly still has three years left on his current contract with Borussia Dortmund. And he will now hope

to find a club within the next six weeks where he can get the playing time he needs to further his

development.

RAED MORE:

Burnley, Sheffield United, Leicester and Leeds all interested in Middlesbrough player

Versatile Middlesbrough man Paddy McNair is wanted by both Premier League and Championship clubs

as the Teessiders look to cash in The Teessiders have been active in the summer window already with no

fewer than six additions to their ranks – mostly players with promise and potential as opposed to players

who are expected to hit the ground running straight away – perhaps with the exception of QPR

goalkeeper Seny Dieng.

Boro sold Marcus Tavernier and Djed Spence for significant fees last summer but you get the sense that

Michael Carrick will not want to lose any of his big-name individuals, which include his talisman Chuba

Akpom.

There is still strengthening that needs to take place and perhaps that could be funded by one sale

though, with the future of Paddy McNair very much up in the air.

Premier League and Championship interest emerges in Paddy McNair

Football League World exclusively reported last month that Boro were open to letting McNair depart the

Riverside Stadium this summer as he has just one year remaining on his contract, and at the time

Premier League newboys Luton Town were believed to be keen on a deal for the Northern Ireland

international.

Interest has now swelled in the versatile 28-year-old though, as plenty more clubs have joined the race

for his services.

The other two promoted clubs from the Championship last season – Burnley and Sheffield United, are

both believed to be keen on McNair according to a report from TEAMtalk, and they are joined as suitors

by Fulham and Bournemouth too.

It has also been claimed that Championship outfits are looking at McNair too, with both Leicester City

and Leeds United said to be keeping tabs on the former Manchester United player this summer.

How did Paddy McNair perform for Middlesbrough last season?

McNair has been at Boro for five years now having joined in 2018 from Sunderland in a deal that could

have reached past the £5 million mark, and apart from his first season at the club he has been pretty

much a regular in the first-team.

That was until the 2022-23 season, where after starting the campaign in the starting 11 under Chris

Wilder, McNair was dropped by new manager Carrick in October following his appointment and he had

to wait until January to get a chance in the first-team at centre-back.

McNair then remained in Carrick’s plans for the most part, partnering Darragh Lenihan at the back for

Boro whilst Dael Fry had to take a watching berth from the substitutes bench – over the course of the

season the Northern Irishman played 34 times in all competitions, scoring one goal in a 3-0 win over

Blackpool.

Now though, with less than 12 months to go on his contract at the club, McNair may now move on with

Boro having enough bodies right now at the back to cope with his potential departure.

And he may get one more crack to prove himself in the Premier League after appearing in the top flight

33 times earlier in his career for both Man United and Sunderland – it just depends if any club offers the

kind of fee that Boro want for his services.

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