* Borussia Dortmund has agreed with Basel on an immediate transfer of the player Manuel Akanji. The 22-year-old defender signed a contract until Jand receives the number 16. Akanji will join his international teammate, goalkeeper Roman Bürki at Die Schwarzgelben while previous Swiss crowd favourites at the club have included Stephane Chapuisat (ninth on the club's top goalscoring list) and Alexander Frei. The talented defender is, of course, not the first Swiss player to have entertained the masses at the Westfalenstadion. Manchester United have been offered the chance to sign Borussia Dortmund centre-back Manuel Akanji after talks over a new contract for the Swiss international hit a wall. "When I was at Winterthur, we played a cup game against Basel in 2014 and he mercilessly showed me just how much work I needed to do to improve." "Breel Embolo is the strongest player I've ever played against," Akanji explained in a recent interview. The 26-year-old Swiss international defender was a regular starter for the Bundesliga runners-up last season. Akanji has been linked with a move to Old Trafford. Arsenal have been linked with Manuel Akanji but Borussia Dortmund are yet to receive a single offer for the centre back. ARSENAL are being offered the chance to sign Borussia Dortmund centre-half Manuel Akanji. Borussia Dortmund are reportedly lining up a replacement for Manuel Akanji, who looks to be heading to Manchester United this summer. Akanji likes to carry out his defensive duties at centre-back, but, comfortable playing with either foot, has also been successfully deployed on the right and left. Both are Swiss international teammates and were also on the books together at Basel. Photo by Mario Hommes/vi/DeFodi Images via Getty Images. Akanji is good friends with Schalke forward Breel Embolo, so much so that the two recently spent Christmas together in Paris.
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