Serhou Guirassy Wants Out of Borussia Dortmund This Summer
Serhou Guirassy has told Borussia Dortmund he wants out. Not next year. Not “at some point.” This summer.
After two prolific seasons in Westphalia, the 30-year-old has informed the club he intends to leave in the upcoming transfer window, bringing a potentially brief but explosive chapter to the brink of its conclusion.
A short stay, a huge impact
Guirassy arrived from VfB Stuttgart in 2024 for €18 million, a smart piece of business that quickly looked like a bargain. Since then, he has rattled in 59 goals and laid on 15 assists in 95 competitive games, numbers that place him firmly among Europe’s most reliable finishers.
This season alone, he sits third in the Bundesliga scoring charts with 16 goals. For a side currently second in the table, his output has been central, not cosmetic.
Yet the relationship, while productive, has never quite been perfect.
The connection with the coaching staff is described as functional rather than fiery. Respect is there, but not enough to override a deeper frustration. The Guinea international has grown increasingly unhappy with Dortmund’s style of play and his role within it. The goals keep coming, but the football around him has not matched his ambitions.
A Ballon d'Or nominee looking up
According to Sky Sports, Guirassy’s decision followed a period of internal reflection on where his career stands and where he wants it to go next. At 30, with a 2025 Ballon d'Or nomination on his résumé and a reputation as one of Europe’s deadliest penalty-box forwards, he believes his next move must be upwards.
He is not agitating for any move. He is waiting for the right one.
If a suitable offer lands on Dortmund’s desk this summer, he wants to take it. The feeling is clear: he has outgrown the tactical framework around him and craves a platform at what he considers an even higher level.
A clause that invites sharks
Dortmund’s problem is not just that their main striker wants to leave. It is how easily he can be taken.
Guirassy’s contract includes a €50 million release clause that can be activated by a select group of Europe’s financial heavyweights. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal all have the power to trigger that clause.
So far, none of them has made a formal move. But the clause hangs over Dortmund like a storm cloud. One decisive phone call from any of those clubs, and BVB would be powerless to stand in his way.
Outside that elite group, there is no shortage of admirers. AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, and Fenerbahce have all registered interest. They do not enjoy the luxury of the clause, though; any of those clubs would have to sit down with Dortmund and negotiate a fee, likely starting from that €50 million figure and climbing from there.
Dortmund’s dilemma
The timing could hardly be more awkward. Dortmund close their Bundesliga campaign with a trip to Werder Bremen on Saturday, May 16, still trying to secure the strongest possible finish. Guirassy remains their focal point in attack, their most reliable route to goal, and the man around whom their final push is built.
Take him out of this side and the hole is obvious. Replacing a striker with his numbers and profile would demand a huge financial outlay in a market where proven goalscorers are scarce and expensive.
Inside the club, there is no sense of surrender yet. Key figures Lars Ricken and Ole Book are determined to keep their talismanic No. 9 in black and yellow. They know what he means to the dressing room and to the scoreboard. They also know they are fighting gravity.
With Europe’s giants circling and a release clause inviting them in, Dortmund are left trying to sell a project to a player who now wants something bigger. The goals have never been the issue.
The question is whether those goals will still be scored in Dortmund colours when the new season kicks off.
