He FC Barcelona Visit this Wednesday Borussia Dortmunda team that in recent years has managed to produce very talented footballers and who at the time sounded strong to reinforce the Barça club. Despite numerous rumours, only the French winger Ousmane Dembele He went from Borussia Dortmund to Barça, although others were close to following in his footsteps.
Mats Hummels
Central
The current Roma defender was linked on multiple occasions with a possible move to Barça. In 2012 he sounded strong to occupy the Barça rearguard, but Dortmund did not let him go, while in 2014 he had to deny that he had signed a pre-contract with the Catalans in the face of numerous rumors.
Ilkay Gundogan
Midfield player
The midfielder played for Barça last season, but he could have worn Barcelona much earlier. Gündogan was at the top of the list of objectives in 2013 and 2014 to strengthen the core, but the footballer’s physical problems ended up stopping interest. He went to Manchester City and Barça recruited him in 2023 as a free agent, but this past summer he returned to the ‘citizen’ team.
Marco Reus
Midfielder
The talented footballer, now in the ranks of the LA Galaxy, was also a player who was in Barça’s orbit for several years. In 2013, the Blaugrana tested his signing but Borussia Dortmund ensured his continuity with a renewal. Reus had several injuries that stopped his potential and Barça ended up rejecting his incorporation.
Julian Weigl
Pivot
In his day he was compared to Sergio Busquets, but injuries slowed his progression. In 2015 he was on Barça’s radar to make a quality leap to the midfield, but his signing was not finalized. At 29 years old, he is performing at a good level at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Front
The Gabonese attacker ended up playing for Barça in the final stretch of the 2022/23 season, but during his time as a Borussia Dortmund player he also aroused the interest of the Blaugranas. Aubameyang spent five seasons with the German team and ended up signing for Arsenal in 2018. He currently plays for Saudi side Al-Qadsiah.
Ousmane Dembele
Extreme
The French international marveled in his only season with Borussia Dortmund, scoring 10 goals and distributing 22 assists in 50 games, and Barça pursued his signing to cover Neymar’s departure in the summer of 2017. The Catalans paid 105 million more 40 in variables, of which 30 were completed, to incorporate Dembélé. The Frenchman was not up to par and left for PSG in 2023 for 50 million.
Thomas Meunier
Right back
The Belgian full-back currently plays for Lille and has been one of the most popular players to reinforce the right lane of the Barça defense in recent years. In 2022 he acknowledged that he had a talk with Jordi Cruyff to convey the culé interest, but Dortmund closed the exit door for him, while in 2023 there was also speculation about his arrival in Barcelona.
