Moukoko before returning to the Bundesliga? Baumgart wants him!

Youssoufa Moukoko, the talented striker of Borussia Dortmund, was awarded to OGC Nice in summer to get more playing time and development in the professional sector. However, expectations of this change have not yet been met. Moukoko has difficulties in Nice, only scored two goals in eight games, both in the debut game, and his share of the game has decreased in the course of the season. Nice responsible are dissatisfied with the loan business, and an exercise of the purchase option of 17 million euros is considered unlikely, as Onefootball.com reported.

In the middle of these challenges, a reassessment of Moukos career in summer is due. Union Berlin recently released coach Bo Svensson and committed Steffen Baumgart as a new coach. Baumgart, who has previously been without a club since the end of November, has a special history with Moukoko and is a confessing fan of the striker. Already in April 2024 he expressed the desire to bring Moukoko to his team, which heats up speculation about a return of the player to Germany, such as Derwesten.de reported.

Moukoko and the speculation about his future

for Moukoko, whose contract runs with Dortmund by 2026, it could mean that Borussia Dortmund would have to end the rental business to enable a move to Union Berlin. The rumors about a possible return to Germany are also reinforced by a controversy around Moukoko’s age. In December it was said in a documentary that the player was 24 years old and not, as officially stated, 20. These claims come from Joseph Moukoko, who spent the father's father. Borussia Dortmund rejected the allegations and confirmed that the information about the player and his parents is based on official identification documents.