Karim Adeyemi had been on the list of promising prospects for several seasons who could explode at any moment.. That moment seems to have arrived and, after several years of performing at a good level, aspires to become one of the main stars on the European sceneas demonstrated by his brilliant hat-trick against Celtic in the Champions League. A new gem for Borussia Dortmund, who are rubbing their hands together again.
The young attacker arrived in Germany in the summer of 2022. At RB Salzburg he had great potential and even played for some of the best clubs on the continent, but Karim opted for Signal Iduna Park to have minutes and grow as a footballer. Many precocious talents moved to Dortmund and ended up shining. Adeyemi joins that long list, reaffirming Borussia as an ideal place to grow as a player. Meanwhile, German leaders are licking their lips at another possible ‘blow’ in the market.
The main qualities of the 22-year-old forward are more than evident. A devilish speed, added to a great capacity for overflow and verticality and ease of seeing the door. Last season he had gray performances that kept him from the desired prominence with the yellow jersey, but In the Champions League final he already proved to be a real danger for any defense. In fact, he almost opened the scoring.
In this 24/25 it has started like a shot. In only 8 games he has 5 goals and 4 assists, more than in the entire last season. Nuri Sahin is being able to exploit his best virtues from the wing, but He will need to find what he has lacked for most of his career: consistency. If you are able to maintain this level over time, He could already be considered one of the best attackers in the world and, so far, he has had a great start towards that goal.
In search of another millionaire transfer
Dembelé, Haaland, Bellingham, Sancho, Pulisic y… ¿Adeyemi? The German could be next and he has the ideal characteristics for any team to lose their minds over him. Although, yes, His market value on Transfermarkt has dropped after failing to shine last season. In 2023 it was worth 40 ‘kilos’, but Its valuation according to the portal is currently at 28 milliona figure that could increase exponentially in the coming weeks.
With Dortmund, who paid 30 million euros to RB Salzburg, he has a contract until 2027so if any club wants to take over his services they will have to check out. In any case, Adeyemi could be one of the big names of next summer and the star that the best teams in the world will fight over.
