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Scout Report: Youngster Diadie Samassékou linked with a move to Borussia Dortmund

By Alex Orillac

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - MARCH 15: Mario Goetze of Dortmund and Diadie Samassekou of Salzburg battle for the ball during UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg match between FC Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund at the Red Bull Arena on March 15, 2018 in Salzburg, Austria. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - MARCH 15: Mario Goetze of Dortmund and Diadie Samassekou of Salzburg battle for the ball during UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg match between FC Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund at the Red Bull Arena on March 15, 2018 in Salzburg, Austria. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /
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Malian defensive midfielder Diadie Samassékou is the latest youngster linked with Borussia Dortmund. The youngster played against Dortmund in the Europa League in their recent elimination against Red Bull Salzburg.

The young Diadie Samassékou has been doing wonders at Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian first division and was even part of the team that knocked out Borussia Dortmund from the Europa League. He has been pretty consistent this season playing in 39 games this season across multiple competitions. This youngster is drawing many comparisons to Guinean midfielder Naby Keita and could end up as a steal for Borussia Dortmund if he manages to sign for us.

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 15: Diadie Samassekou of FC Red Bull Salzburg looks on during UEFA Europa League Round of 32 matches between Real Sociedad and FC Red Bull Salzburg at the Estadio Anoeta on February 15, 2018, in San Sebastian, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 15: Diadie Samassekou of FC Red Bull Salzburg looks on during UEFA Europa League Round of 32 matches between Real Sociedad and FC Red Bull Salzburg at the Estadio Anoeta on February 15, 2018, in San Sebastian, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) /

Who is Diadie Samassékou?

Not much is known about the early years of Diadie Samassékou, he was born on January 11, 1996, on Mali. As a youngster, he joined the JMG Football Academy in the capital city of Bamako.

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At the young age of 17, he would join Malian first division side AS Real Bamako. Although unrecorded, it is believed that during his time with Real Bamako he was a full-time starter and even got to play in 4 games of the CAF Champions League which is the African equivalent of the Champions League.

During this time he caught the eye of Austrian second division team FC Liefering where he finally got to experience what was like to play in Europe. After just one season with the club, he made a move to red-hot Red Bull Salzburg in 2016 for an undisclosed fee. Currently, with just 2 seasons with the club, the Malian man has played in 77 games for them becoming an important first team player. He has also already represented Mali at the national team level playing 5 games for them debuting in 2015 while being just 18-years-old.

Joaozinho (L) of FC Krasnodar in action against Diadie Samassekou (R) of FC Salzburg during the UEFA Europa League group I football match between FC Krasnodar and FC Salzburg in Krasnodar, Russia on November 24, 2016. / AFP / APA / HERBERT NEUBAUER / Austria OUT (Photo credit should read HERBERT NEUBAUER/AFP/Getty Images)
Joaozinho (L) of FC Krasnodar in action against Diadie Samassekou (R) of FC Salzburg during the UEFA Europa League group I football match between FC Krasnodar and FC Salzburg in Krasnodar, Russia on November 24, 2016. / AFP / APA / HERBERT NEUBAUER / Austria OUT (Photo credit should read HERBERT NEUBAUER/AFP/Getty Images) /

Should Borussia Dortmund buy him?

If you guys ask me I’d say it depends on the transfer fee. Sure, Dortmund’s midfield surely needs an upgrade, Sahin is getting pretty old and Gonzalo Castro hasn’t proven me that he deserves to start week in and week out. Yes, I know we bought Dahoud and sure we can’t panic on him yet but I believe that Diadie Samassékou will come in cheaper and could actually get the job done. I strongly believe that if this guy is given a chance at a top notch team he won’t disappoint. If the fee for this Malian beauty is less than $10 million then it’s a no-brainer move.

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