DORTMUND LEADING RACE FOR MALEN

Borussia Dortmund are leading the race to sign Dutchman DonyellMalen from PSV Eindhoven according to English publication Daily Mirror. It was revealed that the German Bundesliga giants are leading six-time European champions Liverpool in the battle to sign the exciting forward who shone at Euro 2020.

Ex-Arsenal player Malen was part of the Netherlands team beaten in the round of 16 by the Czech Republic at the Euro 2020 tournament. Malen was sacrificed by manager Frank De Boer when young defender Matthijs De Ligt saw red as the Czechs capitalised on that numerical advantage to record a 2-0 win and advance into the quarterfinals. Malen managed two assists before the Dutch team got knocked out of the tournament. Euro 2020 is the first major international tournament of his career.

Borussia Dortmund have been boosted by the sale of Jadon Sancho to Premier League club Manchester United in a £73m deal and they have cash to burn in their quest to sign Malen from Dutch Eredivisie team PSV this summer. They could receive more money if star striker ErlingHaaland is sold amidst the interest from Champions League winners Chelsea.

Dutch international Malen is a key player for PSV Eindhoven netting 27 goals plus ten assists in 45 matches for the club in all competitions last season. Despite his goals, PSV missed out on the Dutch Eredivisie title to Ajax Amsterdam.Malen has scored 55 goals in 116 appearances for PSV since joining from Arsenal in 2018.

The aforementioned media portal revealed that Borussia Dortmund could complete a deal for Malen within two weeks and that Liverpool could switch their attention to Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman who could cost £43m. Frenchman Coman was part of the Bayern Munich squad that won the league title last season. The France national team player scored the winning goal when Bayern won the Champions League during the penultimate season.