Transfer confirmed
Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that they have signed Anthony Modeste from league rivals 1. FC Köln. The Black and Yellows announced the transfer on Monday evening. Modeste has signed a one-year deal in Dortmund and is expected to earn €6 million. Köln will receive €5 million for the 34-year-old striker whose contract expires at the season’s end. The Modeste signing became necessary after star striker Sébastien Haller was diagnosed with testicular cancer during the preseason. Haller will have to undergo chemotherapy and miss several months before returning to training.
“After an in-depth analysis following last season, we decided to sing a typical no.9 to add physical attributes and aerial danger to our attack,” sporting director Sebastian Kehl said in a club statement. “With the background of Haller’s diagnosis, we are happy that we were able to add that sort of player on short notice. He is a player who knows the Bundesliga well and has scored 20 goals last season, and his profile fits perfectly to the sort of football head coach Edin Terzic wants to play.”
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Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
£2.70m
Market Value
£31.50m
Centre-Forward
Position
Centre-Forward
Jun 30, 2023
Contract until
Jun 30, 2026
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Modeste managed 20 goals and four assists in 32 Bundesliga games for Köln last season. With Modeste, the Billy Goats finished seventh and qualified for the UEFA Conference League. Modeste returned to Köln in the winter of 2019 after a disappointing stint in China and has scored 79 goals in 156 games for the club.
Schlotterbeck to Dembélé: Borussia Dortmund’s record transfers
19. Nico Schlotterbeck | 2022/23 from SC Freiburg | Fee: €20m
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19. Axel Witsel | 2018/19 from TJ Tianhai | Fee: €20m
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19. Thomas Delaney | 2018/19 from Werder Bremen | Fee: €20m
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19. Maximilian Philipp | 2017/18 from SC Freiburg | Fee: €20m
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19. Erling Haaland | 2019/20 from Red Bull Salzburg | Fee: €20m
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18. Paco Alcácer | 2019/20 from Barcelona | Fee: €21m
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17. Manuel Akanji | 2017/18 from FC Basel | Fee: €21.5m
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16. Mario Götze | 2016/17 from Bayern | Fee: €22m
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15. Jude Bellingham | 2020/21 from Birmingham | Fee: €23m
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10. Andriy Yarmolenko | 2017/18 from Dynamo Kyiv | Fee: €25m
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10. Emre Can | 2020/21 from Juventus | Fee: €25m
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10. Julian Brandt | 2019/20 from Bayer Leverkusen | Fee: €25m
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9. Márcio Amoroso | 2001/02 from Parma | Fee: €25.5m
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9. Nico Schulz | 2019/20 from 1899 Hoffenheim | Fee: €25.5m
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9. Thorgan Hazard | 2019/20 from Gladbach | Fee: €25.5m
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8. Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 2013/14 from Shakhtar Donetsk | Fee: €27.5m
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7. Abdou Diallo | 2018/19 from Mainz | Fee: €28m
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4. André Schürrle | 2016/17 from VfL Wolfsburg | Fee: €30m
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4. Donyell Malen | 2021/22 from PSV Eindhoven | Fee: €30m
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4. Karim Adeyemi | 2022/23 from RB Salzburg | Fee: €30m
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3. Mats Hummels | 2019/20 from Bayern | Fee: €30.5m
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2. Sébastien Haller | 2022/23 from Ajax | Fee: €31m
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1. Ousmane Dembélé | 2016/17 from Stade Rennes | Fee: €35m
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Modeste to Dortmund – “A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”
Despite the transfer fee, Köln head coach Steffen Baumgart was critical of the transfer on Sunday. “There are always clubs that can pay more,” Baumgart said in an interview with DAZN (cited by BuLiNews). In the interview, Baumgart also voiced his discontent with the timing and the manner in which the transfer was leaked. Modeste, however, was swayed by the opportunity to play for Dortmund. “I am thankful for a wonderful time at 1.FC Köln, ” Modeste said. “But the offer from Dortmund was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a player my age to play in the Champions League and test myself on the highest level.
With Modeste – The 2021/22 Bundesliga Top Scorers
Max Kruse | Wolfsburg & Union Berlin | 18 scorer points (12 goals 6 assists)
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Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | 20 scorer points (14 goals 6 assists)
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Anthony Modeste | 1.FC Köln | 24 scorer points (20 goals 4 assists)
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Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 scorer points (13 goals 12 assists)
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Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | 26 scorer points (9 goals 17 assists)
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Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | 29 scorer points (8 goals 21 assists)
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Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 scorer points (24 goals 5 assists)
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Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 30 scorer points (22 goals 8 assists)
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Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | 35 scorer points (20 goals 15 assists)
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Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 39 scorer points (35 goals 4 assists)
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