Bochum confirm arrival of another attacker
| Aliou Baldé | VfL Bochum |
After confirming that they had picked up striker Myron Boadu on loan yesterday, VfL Bochum announced that they had picked up another attacker for the forthcoming season on Saturday. Twenty-one-year-old Guinean international Aliou Baldé will join the Revierklub on loan from OGC Nice. The winger - capable of being deployed on either side of attack - can also join Bochum permanently via a purchase option.
Baldé made severn Ligue 1 appearances for Nice last season. He most recently represented Guinea at the Paris Olympics, garnering an assist over the course of three group stage fixtures. The Senegalese-born attacker went the full 90 minutes over the course of all of Guinea's Olympic matches. He remains under contract with his parent club through 2028.
"Aliou is a creative attacking player who can create game-changing situations with his exceptional explosiveness, speed, and strong one-on-one play" VfL sporting director Marc Lettau noted in a club statement, "He has already proved himself at the highest level and still has a great deal of potential to develop."