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For several years now, Youssoufa Moukoko (18) has been touted as a precocious talent. From an early age, he shone and chained goals in the youth categories of Borussia Dortmund, he who was regularly outclassed. In the professional group now, the German international (2 selections) quietly continues his merry way. But this winter, it has to manage the many demands on it. At the end of the contract on June 30, 2023, Moukoko logically stirs up lust.
FC Barcelona, who would have his preference, Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle are the most interested candidates. But the BVB did not say its last word and offered him a juicy contract extension. An operation of a total of 40 million euros including his salary, a signing bonus or the commission of his agents. In a position of strength, the 18-year-old therefore has all the cards in his hands. But this Friday, it is not his mercato news that is causing ink to flow. Indeed, the German footballer is at the center of a controversy related to his age.
Suspicions about his age for several years
It is not the first time that the player born in Yaoundé in Cameroon has been targeted by these attacks. In 2017, the German federation had assured in the columns of Picture that Moukoko’s date of birth was November 20, 2004. “The DFB has already had a number of intensive discussions with Borussia Dortmund at different levels. At the request of the DFB, for a careful examination of the facts, Borussia Dortmund officials always emphasize the authenticity of the papers and documents, which are also known to the DFB. Therefore, there is no doubt about the correctness of the player’s age.”
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But the doubts remained. In October 2017, the 12-year-old, who played for BVB U17s, was believed to be 5 years older. And at the time, some, like Dortmund U23 coach Timo Preus, were skeptical. “I can totally conceive that this boy’s age was just made up. He may be a year or two older, but there’s no way he’d be 17. The boy isn’t cheating, he’s not to blame at all.” A little more than five years later, the case of the footballer, adopted and who moved to Germany in 2014, is again the subject of suspicion.
Austrian media Laola 1 as well as the German publication sport.de reveal that a birth certificate dating from 2000 and in the name of Youssoufa Mohamadou, was attributed to Moukoko. It is the player’s adoptive father, Josef Moukoko, who is said to have played a double game and sent this evidence to several journalists, who were unable to publish it for legal reasons. The player’s father also said he reported the birth of his son to the German consulate in Yaoundé before doing his identity papers. Youssoufa Moukoko would therefore not be 18 but 22 if this information is real.
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Other details are also mentioned by the media, namely that the footballer would have had girlfriends much older than him in his adolescence. From there to make it irrefutable proof about a fraud on his age carried out in Africa… At the heart of a new case related to his age, Youssoufa Moukoko can count on the support of the DFB and Borussia Dortmund. All refuse that he does an MRI. For his selection and his club, the measure is considered unreliable. Clubs that may be interested may be in favor of it just to be fixed on its age. To be continued…
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