Long-term Liverpool target Youssoufa Moukoko eyeing January loan move
- Moukoko yet to start a game for Borrusia Dortmund in the 2023/24 Bundesliga
- 18-year-old capped twice by Germany at senior international level
- Liverpool among long-term admirers, Brentford and Wolves also hold interest
Youssoufa Moukoko will push for a loan move away from Borussia Dortmund in January to try and secure a place in Germany's Euro 2024 squad, 90min understands.
The 18-year-old burst on to the scene during the 2020/21 season, becoming the youngest player to ever feature in the Bundesliga after coming on for Erling Haaland against Hertha BSC aged just 16 years and one day.
But with Sebastien Haller having been joined in the Dortmund ranks by last season's Bundesliga top scorer, Niclas Fullkrug, Moukoko has found it difficult to earn regular minutes under Eden Terzic.
Moukoko is yet to start a Bundesliga game this season, making just four substitute appearances, and his prospects of appearing for Germany at Euro 2024 are diminishing as a result.
90min understands that Moukoko's representatives are exploring potential loan options in the January transfer window, with Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers understood to be among his admirers. Liverpool are long-term suitors of Moukoko but they have other priorities to address in the winter market and will instead look to beef up their options in central defence and central midfield.
Nevertheless, there's hope in Moukoko's camp that one of the Premier League's 'big six' may be tempted to make an offer he's made available, with Chelsea viewed as a potential landing spot as they have a shortage of traditional number nines. Lazio, Fiorentina, Lens and Lyon are options on the continent.
Sebastian Kehl, Dortmund's director of football, has played down talk of a potential exit for Moukoko, telling reporters recently: "The club and Youssoufa Moukoko are not considering a winter move. Discussions were held after Niclas Fullkrug joined in the summer, understanding Youssoufa's desire for more playing time.
"Despite a competitive squad, Youssoufa accepts the situation, trains rigorously, and the club believes in his potential and anticipates needing him in the future."
But sources have confirmed to 90min that Moukoko is keen to work his way into Julian Nagelsmann's Euro 2024 plans, and knows that playing regular first-team football is the only way he'll get the chance to represent Germany in the tournament that they are hosting.
Moukoko has played 78 games for Dortmund in all competitions, scoring 14 goals, and made his senior international debut for Germany in 2022 after scoring eight goals in eight games at Under-21 level.
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