Official | Soumaïla Coulibaly joins Strasbourg from Dortmund | OneFootball

Racing Club de Strasbourg Aslace have announced the signing of Borussia Dortmund defender Soumaïla Coulibaly (21) signing on a deal which will run until 2029.The FC Montfermeil youth player returns to French football for the first time since leaving the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy before he move to Germany to sign for Borussia Dortmund in 2021. The young defender made 25 appearances for BVB‘s second team before making his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in November 2022 followed by another solitary league outing in April 2023.

The defender was then loaned out to Stade Brestois last season for what was a memorable UEFA Champions League campaign which saw Les Pirates qualify for the round of 16 in their maiden European outing. The Frenchman made 16 appearances for Brest last season in all competitions.Strasbourg and Dortmund reportedly reached an agreement over a transfer worth €7.5m last week, with the player joining permanently the French side, as opposed to joining fellow BlueCo club Chelsea and being loaned to Les Alsatiens.GFFN | George Boxall