During the summer, Manchester City made an official approach to purchase 17-year-old Mathis Albert directly from Borussia Dortmund. The winger holds United States and German nationalities and is being monitored by a number of major European clubs, including several from the Premier League. According to a report from the German outlet Bild, multiple top clubs were prepared to pay as much as €15 million ($16.8m) to sign Albert. Separately, sources informed GOAL that Dortmund planned to reject all loan offers for the player during the summer window. The United States international has 4 caps and 1 goal for his country, a contract with Dortmund until June 2027, and a current Transfermarkt market value of €5.00m.