{"id":621318,"date":"2023-01-22T07:50:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621318"},"modified":"2023-01-22T07:50:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:50:21","slug":"youssoufa-moukoko-new-borussia-dortmund-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/22\/youssoufa-moukoko-new-borussia-dortmund-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s Done\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Gives Contract Update on Chelsea Target Described as \u2018Biggest Talent\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/20\/transfer-battle-for-jude-bellingham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Borussia Dortmund<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0striker Youssoufa Moukoko has decided to sign a new contract with the Bundesliga club, confirms\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1616757278035648512?s=20&amp;t=euvD67rz0S31WAZraEWaVA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Chelsea were\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/88105734-chelsea-christopher-vivell-youssoufa-moukoko-borussia-dortmund-contract-graham-potter-premier-league-transfer-rumours-interest-stamford-bridge\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to be interested in signing him later this year as a free agent, but that now appears unlikely to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Target Youssoufa Moukoko Set to Sign New Borussia Dortmund Contract<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Understand Youssufa Moukoko will sign new deal with Borussia Dortmund today. It\u2019s done deal, here we go \ud83d\udfe1\u26ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BVB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BVB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moukoko will extend his contract until June 2026 \u2014 top talent had many bids but decided to stay despite fake news on salary, as Moukoko loves BVB.<\/p>\n<p>Official soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sdrizsfUjz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/sdrizsfUjz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1616757278035648512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano Confirms New Contract for Moukoko<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moukoko was making Dortmund fans nervous by stalling on a contract extension, with his current deal set to expire at the end of June. That gave him the incentive to sign a pre-contract agreement with any club from January 1, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, Romano has given his &#8216;here we go&#8217; for the young forward signing a new contract with the Bundesliga side. He claims that it&#8217;s a done deal, with Moukoko set to sign a new three-year deal that will expire in 2026. It&#8217;s also stated that he had many offers from different clubs to join as a free agent but decided to reject them and stay with Dortmund because he loves the club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/19\/lchelsea-manchester-united-tottenham-brentford-david-raya\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Face Competition From Three Premier League Sides for David Raya Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This could cause frustration for Chelsea, who are yet to sign a natural no.9 despite\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/14\/chelsea-agree-deal-sign-mykhailo-mudryk\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">splurging a lot of money<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the January transfer window. The Blues have made six signings but could now turn their attention towards other strikers after Moukoko&#8217;s decision to stay with Dortmund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"dalPG-aIQ_1nNZtEobptxQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1424617460\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dalPG-aIQ_1nNZtEobptxQ',sig:'iTVuhdK_Um4BCAUnRDxBOPn_KQ6hE73-a-LGhhQtSjc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1424617460',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moukoko Continues to Progress<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 18-year-old forward has become a vital player for the German side this season and is taking the Bundesliga by storm with his impressive performances. He&#8217;s already scored six goals and provided four assists in 14 league appearances for his side, including a goal in their thrilling 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich earlier this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/17\/moises-caicedo-75-mllion-chelsea-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Actively Exploring Moises Caicedo Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moukoko&#8217;s clinical goal-scoring ability and high potential is why he&#8217;s reportedly attracted widespread attention from different clubs. But after having made just over 50 appearances for Dortmund, the teenager &#8211; who was described as\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.90min.com\/posts\/erling-haaland-heaps-praise-on-borussia-dortmund-record-breaking-youssoufa-moukoko\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;the biggest talent in the world&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by Erling Haaland &#8211; appears to be keen on staying with the German club for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borussia Dortmund\u00a0striker Youssoufa Moukoko has decided to sign a new contract with the Bundesliga club, confirms\u00a0Fabrizio Romano. Chelsea were\u00a0reported\u00a0to be interested in signing him later this year as a free agent, but that now appears unlikely to happen. Chelsea Target Youssoufa Moukoko Set to Sign New Borussia Dortmund Contract \ud83d\udea8 Understand Youssufa Moukoko will sign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":621357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,30],"tags":[52,8611,9645],"class_list":["post-621318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-news","tag-borussia-dortmund","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-youssoufa-moukoko"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}