It was in the air, it’s now official. Youssoufa Moukoko has signed with OGC Nice on loan with an option to buy. Coming off a generally respectable 2023-2024 season with 6 goals in 27 matches in all competitions, the young 19-year-old striker, considered one of the most promising talents of his generation, has decided to leave Borussia Dortmund to continue his progression and gain minutes.
The Aiglons have released a video to make the news official. Trained by the Marsupials, the German international (2 caps) is therefore preparing to discover Ligue 1, he who had until then played across the Rhine.Youssoufa Moukoko is from Nice. The striker is on loan with an option to buy from Borussia Dortmund“, announced the Côte d’Azur club via an official press release this Wednesday.
The epilogue of an eventful summer
Renowned for his speed and percussion qualities, the Yaoundé native has also largely animated this summer window. While Borussia Dortmund opened the door to a departure, many clubs have, in fact, positioned themselves on the 1m79 left-hander. Girona, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Southampton, Stade Rennais, OM and LOSC have thus been linked to him. In vain.
After several weeks of speculation, it was finally Franck Haise’s OGC Nice who won the bet. A priority for the Nice management, as we revealed to you, Moukoko will thus come to strengthen the offensive sector of the Aiglons, deprived of Terem Moffi and Gaëtan Laborde, victim of a fracture of the 5th metatarsal, for the coming months. Excellent news for the Gym, author of contrasting starts in Ligue 1 (one draw and one defeat).
