USMNT's Gio Reyna touted for Borussia Dortmund stay as club Sporting Director opens up on conversation with midfielder

After heavy speculation about his future, Gio Reyna is set to remain at Dortmund for the 2024-25 season, Sporting Director Sebastian Kehl confirmed in an interview. The two parties reportedly held talks over the summer and agreed on a role for the USMNT midfielder for the club. This follows a disappointing 2023-24 campaign in which Reyna made only a few appearances for the Bundesliga side and during his loan to Nottingham Forest in January.

Despite failing to reach expectations last season, Reyna played a big role for the USMNT in Copa America. The midfielder started all three group games for the hosts, and impressed in the tournament opener against Bolivia in an ultimately unsuccessful campaign.

Kehl elaborated on Reyna's future at the club in an interview with German publication BILD: "He has to accept his role, free himself from it. It was clear when we had the talks in the summer that Gio wanted to take on this role. That there will be enough games in which we need it. We know that he has insane abilities. He worked on himself, worked on stability, worked on radiance. This clever turning up between the lines and his goal threat - he has further developed this. So Gio can still become very important for us this season. There are no other thoughts. There is nothing on the table and I don't sense that the player wants to leave."

The USMNT midfielder seems set to stay in Germany for at least one more season. His current Dortmund contract expires in 2026 - at which point he will be 23.