Borussia Dortmund are advancing in talks with Manchester City to sign Yan Couto. The 2024 Champions League finalists are eager to wrap up the deal for a fee under €30 million, and are discussing the structure of the deal to make it go through.
The German club want to complete the signing within the coming days, and are eager to book the medical in the coming days for it to go through.
Yan Couto closing in on Borussia Dortmund move after Girona breakthrough
🚨⚫️🟡 Borussia Dortmund are advancing in talks for Yan Couto and deal could be done soon.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 26, 2024
There are details to sort on the add-ons structure but BVB are confident after talks with Man City today.
BVB want to close the deal under €30m and book medical in the upcoming days. pic.twitter.com/sVLnkuHp40
This past season, Yan Couto played 34 LaLiga games and scored one goal while providing an eye-catching 10 assists. The 22-year-old has also been called up to the Brazil national team, and has made four appearances for the Selecao so far.
Couto’s contract with City expires in 2026, and with Rico Lewis also at the club, it seems unlikely that he will have a lot of minutes if he ends up staying anyway.
The Brazilian has spent a total of three years on loan at Girona across two spells. And now, he is set to leave the City Football Group fold, provided Dortmund can get the deal over the line to reinforce their defence.
