BVB: Manuel Akanji does not want to extend his contract

Manuel Akanji does not want to extend his contract with Borussia Dortmund. This confirmed BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl in the waz: "Manuel has a contract until 2023, does not want to extend it and there is currently nothing new."

You stand with the Swiss international and his consultant "in close exchange", Kehl continued: "We are waiting for what is happening now." Rumors of change around Akanji have been circulating for several months. He has already been associated with Manchester United, Arsenal and Juventus. Finally it was said that the AC Milan showed interest.

In the current constellation, the upcoming transfer period is the last option to collect a high transfer fee for Akanji on a departure. The BVB presentation for this is said to be around 30 million euros.

Niklas Süle (FC Bayern) and Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg) have already signed the Dortmunders for central defense. Dan-Axel Zagadou, on the other hand, will leave the club when his contract expires.

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Akanji switched from FC Basel to the black and yellow in January 2018 for 21.5 million euros. In the past season he played 36 competitive games in which he scored a goal.