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Borussia Dortmund (BVB) is close to signing 18-year-old Greek international Konstantinos Karetsas from KRC Genk as a successor to Julian Brandt. A BVB delegation led by CEO Lars Ricken and sporting director Ole Book traveled to Belgium for negotiations. The player has repeatedly expressed his desire to move to Dortmund, and contract details regarding duration and salary have been verbally explored. A transfer fee exceeding 30 million euros including bonuses is being discussed, with Karetsas holding a market value of 35 million euros and a contract until 2029. The deal could be finalized before BVB's marketing tour to Japan on Sunday, though Karetsas could follow later if needed. AC Milan is also interested, but the player prefers BVB. Karetsas, a 10-time Greek international with three goals, played for Genk in a friendly on Wednesday.
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Dortmund – Now everything could happen very quickly. It's an open secret: BVB desperately wants to sign Greek player Konstantinos Karetsas (18) from KRC Genk as Julian Brandt's (30) successor. On Tuesday, a delegation led by BVB boss Lars Ricken (50) and sporting director Ole Book (40) traveled to Belgium for negotiations.
BVB Bosses Believe in Karetsas Transfer
In Dortmund, confidence has been growing since then that the deal could go through soon – possibly by the Japan trip on Sunday. For good reason: The player himself is said to have clearly positioned himself multiple times and informed Genk's officials that he absolutely wants to move to the Ruhr region. Contract details regarding duration and salary have already been verbally explored. Should he miss the departure for the marketing tour, he would even potentially follow later.
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To secure the highly talented playmaker, Borussia is pushing its financial limits. A fee of over 30 million euros including bonuses is now being discussed. Karetsas has a current market value of 35 million euros and holds a long-term contract until 2029.
Therefore, the Belgian club's officials believe they are in an ideal negotiating position to squeeze out an extra million or two. The poker game is ongoing, but could soon come to an end. Curiously: In the friendly match on Wednesday in Alkmaar (0-4), Karetsas still played for Genk, later posting photos of himself in the Genk jersey on social media.
Besides BVB, AC Milan is also said to be interested in the central midfielder, who is only 1.73 meters tall – but the player wants to join BVB. Karetsas is a ten-time Greek international and has scored three goals so far.
Many experts predict a very big career for the 18-year-old. Soon with the next step at BVB?
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Dortmund Pursues €35M Transfer of Greek Teen Karetsas from Genk