According to Bild, Sabitzer would only seriously consider a transfer if he receives offers from other Champions League teams or lucrative high-salary offers from Saudi Arabia.

According to Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport, Bologna has been monitoring Sabitzer. It is reported that head coach Tedesco hopes to bring the Austrian midfielder to Serie A.

Bologna is indeed considering Sabitzer, but has not yet taken any transfer action or contacted the player himself. What is confusing in the current market is that the Italian side seems to believe that, firstly, the Austrian can be signed at a discounted price, and secondly, he is no longer needed by Borussia Dortmund.

However, Sabitzer will only consider offers from Champions League teams or Saudi teams. Furthermore, although he faces fierce competition from current starters Felix Nmecha and Jobe Bellingham in the central midfield position at Borussia Dortmund, head coach Niko Kovac views Sabitzer as a tactical extension on the field and has regularly emphasized this in the past.

Nevertheless, for the Borussia Dortmund management, Sabitzer remains a tricky transfer issue: because the Austrian player is entering his final contract year at Borussia Dortmund. Currently, an early contract extension is not a topic of discussion. A potential transfer offer this summer might provide Borussia Dortmund with the last opportunity to earn a transfer fee from this player (valued at 6 million euros). But it is clear that if Bologna wants to have a real chance of success in Sabitzer's transfer, they still need to make huge efforts and concessions.

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