Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham handed boost as transfer target keen on leaving current club
Borussia Dortmund striker Yousouffa Moukoko, an Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur target, is looking to leave this summer. The 19-year-old has been at BvB since the 2020-21 season.
In 99 games across competitions, he has contributed 18 goals and eight assists. That includes six goals in 27 games across competitions last season. Most of those goals - five in 20 games - came in the Bundesliga. He drew a blank in four games in the UEFA Champions League, where BvB lost 2-0 to Real Madrid in the final.
Despite being contracted with BvB till 2026 - which the former Germany U21 international did in January - Moukoko wishes to leave the club, as announced by his agent Patrick Williams, who said (as per Fabrizio Romano via Football London):
“Youssoufa has a huge potential, which, unfortunately, he couldn‘t show last season. I think the fact that he scored five goals in 613 minutes says everything about his quality. Few players in the Bundesliga have such a rate."
He added:
“It's not a secret that there are enough clubs out here who believe in Youssoufa's qualities and want him in their team. I say BVB is making a mistake in giving Youssoufa away. With so little playing time, everyone will know that Youssoufa's market value will be low, and Dortmund can't expect much.
“We wanted it to be different, but that's the football business. Youssoufa is totally clear in his mind, extremely focused and knows what he wants to drive his career forward. Now we are sounding out interest from England, Spain and France”.
Yet to turn 20, the teenager has struck nearly 160 times across various age groups and could be a huge boost to the Gunners, Chelsea and Tottenham.
A look at how Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have fared in pre-season so far
Arsenal have had a good start to their pre-season, beating Bournemouth 5-4 on penalties before overcoming Manchester United 2-1 at the SoFi Stadium in California on Saturday (July 27).
Meanwhile, Chelsea kicked off their Enzo Maresca era with a 2-2 draw with Wrexham before losing 4-1 to Celtic at the Notre Dame Stadium in Indiana on Saturday.
Coming to Tottenham, they have beaten Hearts 5-1 before beating QPR 2-0. They then beat Vissel Kobe 3-2 on Saturday to win the J League World Challenge, a friendly tournament.