Serhou Guirassy Wants to Leave 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 sharp edge to what had looked like a stable attacking project.
Signed from VfB Stuttgart for €18 million in 2024, Guirassy has been one of the Bundesliga’s most reliable finishers. Fifty-nine goals and 15 assists in 95 competitive games tell their own story: Dortmund bought a scorer and got a talisman. On the pitch, the move has been a clear success. Off it, the picture is no longer so simple.
A striker at his peak, and restless
Guirassy’s decision, reported by Sky Sports, followed what has been described as a period of deep reflection on his role in the current set-up. The Guinea international, a 2025 Ballon d'Or nominee, has delivered again this season with 16 Bundesliga goals, sitting third in the scoring charts.
Yet the numbers have not masked his frustration.
He is said to be unhappy with Dortmund’s style of play and the way his qualities are being used. The relationship with the coaching staff remains workable, even professional, but tactically he feels constrained. At 30, with his reputation soaring and his output undeniable, he wants to test himself at what he views as a higher level.
For a striker in his prime, this is the moment. One more big move. One more step up.
A clause that invites the giants
Dortmund’s problem is not just that Guirassy wants to go. It is how easy it might be for the right club to take him.
A specific €50 million release clause hangs over the situation, accessible only to a select group of Europe’s richest teams. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal all have the power to trigger it. So far, none of them has made a formal move. But the door is open, and everyone knows it.
Beyond that elite circle, AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, and Fenerbahce have also registered interest. Those clubs do not have access to the clause and would need to negotiate directly with BVB, likely at a price shaped by that €50 million benchmark and Dortmund’s reluctance to lose their main striker.
The market knows the figures. Guirassy knows his leverage.
Dortmund’s delicate balancing act
On the table for Dortmund is a brutal equation: lose 16 league goals and a proven penalty-box presence, or somehow persuade a restless star that the project still fits his ambitions.
They sit second in the Bundesliga and finish their domestic campaign away at Werder Bremen on Saturday, May 16. As the season winds down, the tension around Guirassy’s future rises. Every goal he scores, every chance he buries, underlines how costly his departure would be. Replacing that output would demand a huge financial outlay in a market where reliable finishers come at a premium.
Inside the club, the message is resistance. Lars Ricken and Ole Book are determined to convince him to stay, to sell him on another year in black and yellow, another tilt at major honours with a team built around his strengths.
But determination meets reality when Europe’s heavyweights start circling a striker with a fixed-price escape route.
Dortmund have been here before with stars on the brink of a bigger stage. The question now is whether they can rewrite the familiar script, or whether Guirassy’s goals will soon be echoing around a different stadium.
