FC Midtjylland has agreed to sign 20-year-old German midfielder Kjell Wätjen from Borussia Dortmund for €2.2 million plus performance-related bonuses. The deal, which progressed rapidly over the past 48 hours, is a straightforward cash-plus-incentives arrangement.
The deal and its context
Wätjen is a central midfielder who came through Borussia Dortmund’s youth academy but struggled to break into the first team. He spent the 2025-26 season on loan at VfL Bochum, seeking the kind of regular playing time that elite development demands.
The move to Denmark reunites him with Mike Tullberg, his former youth coach at Dortmund who now manages FC Midtjylland.
Performance bonuses are baked into the deal, though the specific triggers and amounts haven’t been disclosed. No sell-on clauses or other financial terms have been made public either.
