The 17-year-old winger, who was briefly the youngest USMNT player to ever score a goal after netting against Chile, has long been seen as one of the brightest prospects in the Borussia Dortmund system. The American made his debut for the club in April, surpassing Gio Reyna to become the youngest American to play in the Bundesliga by featuring 15 days before his 17th birthday.
Albert, however, has played just once this season. He featured in the DFB Cup first-round win over HEBC Hamburg, starting and playing all 90 minutes in the 5-0 win over the lower-league side.
Throughout the season, Kovac and Dortmund have regularly stated that Albert is part of the club's first-team plans despite outside interest. Sources told ****GOAL**** in the summer that Dortmund would shut down all loan offers during the summer window.
Interest hasn't slowed, though. There are a number of major European clubs keeping an eye on Albert this season, including multiple in the Premier League. Among them is Manchester City, who made an official approach in the summer to buy the winger outright from Dortmund, ****GOAL**** can confirm. Reports from German outlet Bild said that multiple top clubs were willing to pay up to €15 million ($16.8m) to sign Albert.
Kovac, however, insists that the teenager remains a part of the club's present and future.