Dortmund sign a winger who almost played for Barça and who also sounded for Madrid

One of the right sides more promising of the Brazilian football will continue his career in Germany. This Tuesday, the Borussia Dortmund closed an agreement with the Manchester City by the traspaso of the defender Yan Couto, the one who the past season played yielded in the Girona. The one of Curitiba landed in 2020 in pertinent England of the club of his hometown in return of 6 million euros, after the FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid lost the bidding with the 'cityzens' in full pandemia.

According to the information filtered by the journalist Fabrizio Romano, the defender fichó by the Borussia in return of 25 million euros, a mount equivalent to his current value in Transfermarkt. The Brazilian had agreement until June of 2026 with the ones of Pep Guardiola, but the Catalan trainer has Kyle Walker and Rico Lewis like fixed for the right side. Yan, to the equal that Joao Cancel, has returned to the Eithad stadium this summer knowingly of not having place in the club and waiting for finding a definite destination.

🚨🟡⚫️ Yan Couto to Borussia Dortmund, here we go! Verbal agreement in place for BVB to sign former Girona right back.

Package will be worth €25m with add-ons and Couto have agreed on long-term deal.

I have's expected to travel this week for medical.

Groß and Couto for BVB. ✅ pic.twitter.com/vedelrwygm

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 30, 2024

The Dortmund adds another pair of reinforcements for the project of Nuri Sahin

Couto Alternated loans to the Sporting Knickers and the Girona in the last four years, consolidating as one of the best sides of LaLiga the past season with the ones of Míchel. In total, the defender contested 39 parties in the 24/25, adding a pair of so many and 10 assistances. The Catalan group wanted to conserve it, but the prohibition of UEFA to allow traspasos between clubs of the same owner that contest European competitions prevented the operation.

For the Borussia, the Brazilian was one of the two enclosed reinforcements during the day of the Tuesday. The group 'negriamarillo' also ensured the arrival of the experienced mediocentro German Pascal Groß, the one who will leave the Brighton by a mount inferior to the 10 million euros. With this, the project of the Turkish Nuri Sahin goes taking form after a season without titles, but positive when having reached the final of Champions.