Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca may pounce on Dortmund’s fire sale (Image: Getty)
are reportedly configuring plans for an emergency summer sale which could play straight into the hands of and .
BVB are enduring a torrid season in Germany and they are in real danger of missing out on the places. Sitting a lowly 11th in the table, they are seven points off the top-four pace and only 13 games remain in which to close the gap.
According to , Dortmund chiefs are planning to sell at least one star player this summer if they miss out on Champions League football and the financial perks that come with it.
The club are ready to put Karim Adeyemi, Gregor Kobel and Jamie Gittens on the chopping block if circumstances force them to cash in. Dortmund are believed to have finalised their price list, with the trio commanding a combined value of .
have been linked with all three. In January they were reported to be ” with BVB over Adeyemi, ” in Gittens and ” their efforts to thrash out a summer deal for Kobel.
United, meanwhile, are believed to hold a long-standing interest in goalkeeper Kobel. Current Red Devils stopper Andre Onana has been making mistakes at an alarming rate and back-up option Altay Bayindir has not been especially convincing.
Jamie Gittens (right) and Karim Adeyemi (left) could be sold by Dortmund this summer (Image: Getty)
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Dortmund have reportedly slapped a on Kobel – the same amount pinned to speedy forward Adeyemi – but could bank an even larger fee if a bidding war breaks out in the summer, when most clubs are flush with cash.
United are also hot on the heels of Gittens, who has spent his entire senior career in Germany despite representing England at Under-21 level. The 20-year-old winger is enjoying a breakthrough campaign, with seven goals and three assists in the Bundesliga.
But this season could be his last in Dortmund unless he kicks his output up a notch or more of his team-mates chip in. If BVB need to sell, he would be the biggest ticket of all, with his asking price set at an eye-watering .
With three talented players facing uncertain futures, there will be plenty of scope for United and to capitalise if Dortmund finish outside the Champions League places. The eight-time German champions have appointed Niko Kovac to try and turn things around, but his first home game at the helm ended in a 2-1 defeat to Stuttgart on Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund would be reluctant to part with starting goalkeeper Gregor Kobel (Image: Getty)