Gittens to Chelsea: Dortmund star could be 'REALLY CHEAP'

Tom Weber

Updated: 15 Mar 2025 14:34 GMT
3 min read

Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens could be 'really cheap' this summer if his club miss out on the Champions League, according to German media.

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The England youth international has had an up-and-down campaign. Gittens was exceptional for Dortmund in the early stages of the campaign and put his name on the map ahead of January.

The Bundesliga slapped a prohibitive price tag of €100 million on his head to deter his suitors, of which there are many, particularly in England. However, Gittens' form has since fallen off a cliff.

It has been a horrific season for Dortmund and it has taken its toll on Gittens. Although BVB are into in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, they only sit 10th in the Bundesliga table.

Since the sacking of Nuri Sahin and the appointment of Niko Kovac as head coach, the 20-year-old winger has been almost unrecognisable.

Gittens' price to be slashed?

It has been known for quite some time that it will be nigh on impossible for Dortmund to keep hold of Gittens if they miss out on the Champions League - or European football altogether.

They will have to raise funds and Gittens is one of their most valuable assets. It has been claimed that Dortmund could demand up to €80m to sell the tricky attacker, but it seems that this is wishful thinking.

According to Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg, Gittens could be - in air quotes, one might add - 'really cheap' if Dortmund indeed fail to get into Europe's premier competition. This is what his suitors, including Chelsea and Bayern Munich, are banking on.

However, Plettenberg did not specify what exactly 'really cheap' means. Gittens' price will, of course, also be informed by his performances in the final weeks of the season. Should his slump continue, he certainly won't command €80m let alone Dortmund's 'dream sum' of €100m.