The Daily Bee: Could Dortmund Make a Move for Said El Mala?
COLOGNE, GERMANY - APRIL 25: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced. ) Said El Mala of Köln looks disappointed during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Köln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at RheinEnergieStadion on April 25, 2026 in Cologne, Germany.
(Photo by Lukas Schulze/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images) We’ve got a huge game to look forward to this evening, with two heavyweights locking horns in a potentially season-defining matchup. I’m sure we are all salivating at the prospect of Southampton vs Ipswich Town, which has just kicked off moments ago. It is an absolutely massive game between two of the Championship’s best teams, and the two financial powerhouses in the division right now.
Hopefully I won’t need a second trip to Wembley this season and we can snatch second place instead. Oh, Paris Saint-Germain take on Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final tonight as well. It’s a shame it has been overshadowed, but it should be a good game.
Hopefully we can all catch the highlights after celebrating a Saints win. Up The Scum! BVB News Brighton & Hove Albion have stepped back from their pursuit of FC Köln’s Said El Mala.
Reports suggest this could present an opportunity for Borussia Dortmund to sign the 19-year-old prodigy. Niko Kovač is prepared to make the changes needed to make BVB’s approach more attractive and more offensive next season, including a willingness to be flexible about system and rely more on young talent. Dortmund are keeping a close eye on Hamburg’s assistant coach Loic Fave , with the view that he could be a candidate to become the BVB U23 coach in the future.