“Gio could become very important for us this season” : BVB sporting director gives update on youngster’s future
Over the years, the Westfalenstadion has seemed like a mid-point for promising young stars to join, develop and leave for a high fee to even bigger clubs, most notably the examples of Ousmane Dembele, Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham come to mind. But BVB have not yet run out of options as per young stars are considered.
USMNT’s Giovanni Reyna was supposed to be the next big thing in American football, but continuous injuries have put a question mark as to if that will ever be the case. The American is a versatile player and can provide a huge boost to any squad if fully fit. But recently, things have not been looking that up for the 21-year-old.
The attacking midfielder/winger has been linked with several clubs throughout this summer, after falling down the pecking order and not being able to land a berth in the starting 11, whether it is due to injury issues or related to form. So far this campaign, Reyna has made only one appearance off the bench as regular playing time keeps getting away from him.
“I haven’t heard that the player wants to leave” : Sebastian Kehl provides update regarding Reyna’s future
After an unsuccessful loan spell in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest, where the American joined during the winter transfer window, he confirmed his desire to stay put in the Black and Yellow brand for now, and continue developing in hopes to get a call for starting games regularly.
Club sporting director Sebastian Kehl reconfirmed this recently, and spoke about the rumours of the 21-year-old leaving and how he can still impact games and is an important part of the squad.
“He has to accept his role and free himself from it. It was clear when we held the talks in the summer that Gio wanted to take on this role. That there would be enough games where we would need him. We know that he has incredible skills. Gio could become very important for us this season. There are no other thoughts. There’s nothing on the table and I haven’t heard that the player wants to leave,” said Kehl in an interview with BILD.
“He worked on himself, worked on his stability, worked on his confidence. His clever movement between the lines and his goal threat – he’s developed that further,” the 44-year-old added.
Although nothing has been fully ruled out yet, it does seem like Giovanni Reyna will stay at Dortmund for at least one more season. The summer transfer window is about to close soon as well, and the American will need to make a keen impression in order for his desire to be fulfilled.
