Dortmund plans WinterTransfers: Does Chukwuemeka come to Signal Iduna Park?

On January 8, 2025, Borussia Dortmund is actively looking for creative solutions at the winter transfer market. At the moment, Donyell Malen is associated with a transfer to Aston Villa. At the same time, several potential new additions are mentioned for BVB, including James Mcatee by Manchester City, Marcus Rashford by Manchester United and Carney Chukwuemeka from FC Chelsea.

chukwuemeka changed from Aston Villa to Chelsea in 2022 for 18 million euros. The 21-year-old midfielder has not yet had any effort in the Premier League in the current season and only played one mission in the EFL Cup and four games in the Conference League. Dortmund has reportedly discussed Chukwuemeka, but the details of a possible transfer request are unclear. Chelsea could consider a loan with a purchase option for the talented player, with the exit clause between 40 and 45 million euros.

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BVB had a similar deal with Chelsea for Ian Maatsen last year, which switched to Aston Villa for almost 45 million euros. It remains to be seen whether Dortmund seriously consider a transfer from Chukwuemeka and which model is preferred. A rental of Rashford seems unrealistic due to its high annual salary. There is also ambiguity about other possible new additions to the BVB and the potential changes from painting to England.

In addition, Chelsea is interested in an exchange with Jamie Bynoe-Gitten, who has scored nine goals so far this season and is considered a promising talent. The association could consider this deal after the loss of Mykhailo Mudryk due to an association ban. Chukwuemeka is a potential goal for Dortmund because the club is known to promote young talents and had previously had success with similar players such as Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham. Chelsea follows a strategy to give Chukwuemeka on loan during the January Transfer window, which would give him the opportunity to collect playing time and develop further, as well as onefootball.com reported.