Borussia Dortmund ‘close to agreeing £4m deal for Anthony Modeste’ as Sebastien Haller replacement
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Borussia Dortmund ‘close to agreeing £4m deal for Anthony Modeste’ as a replacement for Sebastien Haller… with the French striker, 34, ‘set to sign a one-year contract worth £5m’
- Borussia Dortmund need a new striker as Sebastien Haller is out long-term
- The Ivory Coast international is to undergo chemotherapy for a testicular tumour
- Dortmund reportedly settled on Anthony Modeste as he knows the Bundesliga
- The French frontman scored 20 goals in the German top-flight last season
- He only has one year left on his contract at Koln, who cannot afford to renew it
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Borussia Dortmund are reportedly close to signing French striker Anthony Modeste from fellow Bundesliga club FC Koln.
Edin Terzic is on the hunt for a new frontman as Sebastien Haller – who only signed from Ajax earlier this summer – is to undergo chemotherapy for a testicular tumour and is expected to be out for several months.
Edinson Cavani, Edin Dzeko and Marcus Thuram have all been linked with a move to Signal Iduna Park.
Borussia Dortmund are reportedly close to signing striker Anthony Modeste from FC Koln
But according to Sport 1, Dortmund have a basic agreement in place to sign Modeste, 34, and a transfer fee of between £3.4million and £4.2million should be finalised in the coming days.
The report also claims that the striker will sign a one-year contract worth £5million.
Fabrizio Romano adds that Dortmund decided on Modeste as he knows the Bundesliga better than other targets such as free agent Cavani or Almeria forward Umar Sadiq.
The Frenchman is in his second spell at Koln and has been at the club since 2018, but only has one year left on his current contract.
Sebastien Haller is to undergo chemotherapy for a testicular tumour and will be out long-term
Edinson Cavani was also on Dortmund’s shortlist before they decided on a move for Modeste
Sport 1 report that financial issues at The Billy Goats mean that they cannot afford to offer Modeste a new deal without him taking a significant pay cut.
The striker netted 20 goals in the Bundesliga last season, putting him behind only Robert Lewandowski, Patrik Schick and Erling Haaland in the scoring charts.
Modeste, who was capped by France at under-21 level, started his career at Nice and has had spells at Bordeaux, Hoffenheim and Chinese side Tianjin Tianhai.
The 34-year-old also spent the second half of the 2011-12 season on loan at Blackburn, but failed to score in nine appearances as Rovers were relegated from the Premier League.