Dortmund are monitoring Ukrainian striker Matvii Ponomarenko, according to Ekrem Konur. Ponomarenko is contracted to Dynamo Kyiv until 2028, his current value is €12M, and he has scored 13 goals in 15 league matches in the 2025/26 season.

According to journalist Mikhail Spivakovsky, Dynamo Kyiv is prepared to negotiate the transfer of forward Matvey Ponomarenko for a minimum of 15 million euros. Representatives of the Bundesliga are observing the Ukrainian player's progress, and Borussia Dortmund is tracking Ponomarenko's development.

Team Talk reports that Borussia Dortmund have done extensive groundwork and are interested in Matviy Ponomarenko.

Scouts from Borussia Dortmund and fellow top Bundesliga club RB Leipzig are preparing weekly reports on 20-year-old Ukrainian Dynamo center-forward Matvii Ponomarenko. This monitoring was previously routine, but the reports now increasingly recommend an urgent acquisition. Interest in the player also comes from the English Premier League, with Brentford and Brighton having indicated their desire to buy him. Ponomarenko may soon debut for the Ukrainian national team. In the current 2025/2026 Premier Liga season, he has scored 9 goals in 10 appearances. Dynamo's leadership has set a starting price of €20-25 million for negotiations for the player. His contract runs until December 2028 and he has a current Transfermarkt market value of €1.00m.