'I’m quite sure': Dortmund boss provides interesting hint on £35m Chelsea star ahead of final decision

Chelsea have been given a slight encouragement that Dortmund could pay the £35million they value Ian Maatsen after an impressive loan spell that culminated in a Champions League final appearance. 

Maatsen was one of the stars of the Dortmund side that beat the odds to reach the final of the Champions League and dominated the first half before Real Madrid ran away with it in the second half. 

The Chelsea star however was at fault for the second Madrid goal as it was his loose pass that Jude Bellingham picked and set Vinicius Junior.

for what ended up being the winning goal. Asked what he thought of the mistake and the player's future, Dortmund manager Edin Terzic said “I think that Ian was part of a really good team today, especially in that first half we went close to scoring and Ian was one of the reasons because he played a fantastic game.

“And then there was the momentum where the game turned around and you see why they are the champions of this competition.

“Yeah, this is a game full of mistakes and it’s all about the reaction. Ian is a player who always wants to get on the ball, it doesn’t matter how tight the situation is, he wants to get on the ball and he wants to accelerate, he wants to play forward.

“And if you have this kind of mentality then, of course, sometimes you are going to lose the ball.

“No hard feelings whatsoever about Ian because they did similar situations in the first half but we didn’t show the efficiency to score.

“I’m quite sure that Ian is going to learn from that night and he’s going to have a bright future.”

Chelsea are looking to raise money from their squad before strengthening with players like Conor Gallagher and Trevoh Chalobah facing uncertain futures.