{"id":305622,"date":"2025-11-24T13:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/305622\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:23:12","slug":"man-utd-linked-karim-adeyemi-gets-challenged-after-scoring-first-goal-for-dortmund-in-two-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/305622\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd linked Karim Adeyemi gets challenged after scoring first goal for Dortmund in two months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United were recently linked with a move for Karim Adeyemi.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the recent international break, Manchester United were connected with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/karim-adeyemi-offered-to-manchester-united-he-is-one-of-christopher-vivells-biggest-success-stories\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">possible move for Karim Adeyemi<\/a>, via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/borussia-dortmund-jetzt-jagt-dieser-top-klub-karim-adeyemi-6914f83f0407e2fef73cad04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BILD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>United In Focus understands that Adeyemi was offered to Manchester United by his representative Jorge Mendes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mail.png\" alt=\"mail icon\"\/>Join our newsletter for news &amp; smart analysis. <\/p>\n<p>Adeyemi\u2019s contract at Dortmund expires in 2027, and his future at the German club is uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>The attacking midfielder was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/christopher-vivell-players-scouted-top-five-finds-by-man-uniteds-latest-hire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed by Manchester United recruitment chief<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/christopher-vivell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Vivell<\/a> at Red Bull Salzburg. <\/p>\n<p>Adeyemi struck up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/57-goal-contributions-in-38-games-the-benjamin-sesko-partnership-that-could-be-too-lethal-for-man-utd-to-turn-down\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">connection with a young Benjamin Sesko<\/a> there, and so it is easy to understand why United would want to be alert to his availability.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247946429-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"Karim Adeyemi scores for Borussia Dortmund\" \/>Photo by Lars Baron\/Getty ImagesKarim Adeyemi back on track<\/p>\n<p>Karim Adeyemi has had an inconsistent season for Borussia Dortmund, and was on the bench for their clash against Stuttgart.<\/p>\n<p>He came on during the second half and scored a crucial 89th minute goal to give Dortmund a 3-2 lead. Unfortunately they went on to concede in stoppage time and draw 3-3.<\/p>\n<p>The goal was Adeyemi\u2019s first strike since September, and his third goal of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, Dortmund manager Niko Kovac raved about his performance.<\/p>\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ligainsider.de\/karim-adeyemi_23718\/kova-lobt-adeyemi-nach-joker-auftritt-404869\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Liga Insider<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m delighted \u2013 not just because he scored the goal, but because he helped the team and showed exactly what he\u2019s capable of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe shook them off and kept running. That\u2019s what I want to see from him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kovac did offer a warning to Adeyemi \u2013 that his starting performances have not matched the energy he brought off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he only brings that from the 75th minute onwards, then I\u2019ll always bring him on \u2013 then he\u2019s a game changer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>        Would Karim Adeyemi be a good signing for Manchester United?       Manchester United have bigger priorities<\/p>\n<p>As much as Christopher Vivell may be intrigued by the chance to sign Karim Adeyemi again, this should not be a priority for United.<\/p>\n<p>The main objective for the next transfer windows is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/opinion\/every-manchester-united-midfield-target-for-2026-ranked-including-elliot-anderson-and-joao-gomes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fix the central midfield position<\/a>, likely requiring two signings.<\/p>\n<p>The only real exception United could make in January is to trigger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/key-detail-in-antoine-semenyo-release-clause-amid-man-utd-interest-jason-wilcox-must-be-ready\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antoine Semenyo\u2019s release clause<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if this is an expensive move United make, it would render a move for Adeyemi even more unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Where Adeyemi could come into the picture is if United sell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/joshua-zirkzee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Zirkzee<\/a> next summer, and consider the Dortmund star\u2019s contract situation makes him worthy of a cheap gamble as a replacement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United were recently linked with a move for Karim Adeyemi. 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