Gio Reyna suffers brutal demotion as Jobe Bellingham is handed his No. 7 shirt at Borussia Dortmund as speculation over USMNT star's future continues

Gio Reyna has suffered a brutal demotion at Borussia Dortmund, with Jobe Bellingham inheriting the USMNT star’s No.7 shirt.

  • American midfielder expected to move on
  • Linked with teams across Europe
  • U21 star handed prominent number

Gio Reyna suffers brutal demotion as Jobe Bellingham is handed his No. 7 shirt at Borussia Dortmund as speculation over USMNT star's future continuesGio Reyna suffers brutal demotion as Jobe Bellingham is handed his No. 7 shirt at Borussia Dortmund as speculation over USMNT star's future continuesGio Reyna suffers brutal demotion as Jobe Bellingham is handed his No. 7 shirt at Borussia Dortmund as speculation over USMNT star's future continuesGio Reyna suffers brutal demotion as Jobe Bellingham is handed his No. 7 shirt at Borussia Dortmund as speculation over USMNT star's future continues

Questions continue to be asked of how much longer States international Reyna will be on the books at Signal Iduna Park, with more transfer speculation doing the rounds during the summer window of 2025.

A move elsewhere is expected to be made at some stage amid links to teams across Europe, with the 22-year-old midfielder in need of regular game after much-publicised struggles for form and fitness at club level.

Having started just three fixtures last season, Reyna appears to have been nudged closer to an exit after being dropped down Dortmund’s list of squad numbers. His No.7 jersey has been passed to new arrival Bellingham – the brother of superstar Jude – with Reyna taking on 21.

Reyna has been with Dortmund since 2019, when he made the brave call to leave his homeland and head for Europe. He has taken in 146 appearances for the German giants, scoring 19 goals.

side Parma are the latest team to have been linked with Reyna, with it clear that he will sit behind England U21 international Bellingham in the pecking order at Dortmund if no fresh start is embraced ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.