Dortmund to sign new holding midfielder

Borussia Dortmund will be looking to recruit a new holding midfield in the summer transfer window, according to club official Hans Joachim Watzke.

With Sebastian Rode still struggling through injury, Julian Weigl was mostly used as a defensive midfielder this term and he is set to get some competition for the new campaign.

After Hans Joachim Watzke revealed his plans for the summer, Bild has put together a list of club’s potential targets.

Monaco’s Fabinho and Liverpool star Emre Can are the first names on the shortlist, but the problem is the former could cost up to €70 million, whereas the latter is close to reaching an agreement with Italian champions Juventus.

Real Sociedad star Asier Illarramendi and Anderlecht prospect Leander Dendoncker are more realistic targets that are likely to be interested in moving to Signal-Iduna Park.