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Hans-Joachim Watzke has been elected as the new president of Borussia Dortmund with 59% of the votes cast.

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Niko Kovac:

"At the start of the season, he said we wanted to be champions, now we're at rock bottom. You don't always have to believe everything the lad says. He probably had too much lactate in his body and then it doesn't work quite right."

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Maxi Beier:

"Yes, it sucks. You score in the 90th minute and then concede the equaliser in the 90th minute. The mood is at rock bottom right now."

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Line-up vs. Stuttgart:

Kobel - Ryerson, Anton, Can, Schlotterbeck, Beier - Bellingham, Nmecha - Chukwuemeka, Brandt - Guirassy

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Niklas Süle and Ramy Bensebaini are out for today's match.

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Julien Duranville's entourage is considering whether a loan in the winter could be beneficial for all parties.

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However, this is not enough for the player and his agent Jorge Mendes. There have been rumours in the player's enviroment of Adeyemi considering leaving the club. The player's future remains uncertain.

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Borussia Dortmund want to extend Karim Adeyemi's contract. However, the club is not prepared to allow the player to join the ranks of the top earners. The club would be willing to increase his current salary from €475,000 per month to €600,000 per month.

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On the home games:

"We have now less travel stress and can make better use of our time. We don't need to stay overnight in a hotel. It's also very important that the boys sleep in their own beds. And the stadium is an important factor."

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On Niklas Süle:

"He can't fit into any shoes, and it's not getting any better. Then you can't do your job. The doctors and the rehabilitation department are trying to fix it."

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"I'm very positive. We have a lot of healthy players and now have many home games coming up. We want to win those as BVB. These are important games because we want to establish ourselves at the top."

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"He has our full support in the Bundesliga, which is now the focus. [...] I am his coach, not his father. It is not my intention to banish him now."

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On Karim Adeyemi:

"I have a very good relationship with him. We talk frequently and have worked through this together. I believe that everything has been said on the matter."

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However, this is not enough for the player and his agent Jorge Mendes. There have been rumours in the player's enviroment of Adeyemi considering leaving the club. The player's future remains uncertain.

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Borussia Dortmund want to extend Karim Adeyemi's contract. However, the club is not prepared to allow the player to join the ranks of the top earners. The club would be willing to increase his current salary from €475,000 per month to €600,000 per month.

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Niko Kovac:

"All players have returned from their national teams in good health. Süle still has some problems with his toe and Ramy with his back."

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Internally, one argument in favour of extending Julian Brandt and Emre Can's contracts is that new players of the same quality would tie up a lot of budget in the summer.

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"I have learned more from this than I can put into words. And I promise you that I will avoid such mistakes in the future. Thank you to everyone who still trusts and supports me."

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"One that I am very sorry for, that cost me a lot and that I deeply regret. I know that I am in the public eye and have a role model function. I did not live up to that role. That is precisely why it pains me all the more that I acted so recklessly."

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"on the internet. It contained items that are not permitted under weapons legislation. Many months later, the package was delivered and ended up unopened at the police station. Nevertheless, it was a huge mistake."

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Karim Adeyemi:

"You have probably seen the headlines about me over the last few days. It is not easy for me to talk about this: at the beginning of 2024, out of carelessness and without really thinking about what I was doing, I ordered a so-called
"mystery box""

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There are many indications that Karim Adeyemi no longer sees himself staying in Dortmund in the long term. Following discussions between Manchester United and agent Jorge Mendes, there has now also been initial exchange with Inter regarding Adeyemi.

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But first he wants to get an impression of what his sporting role would look like in the long term and what BVB's further squad plans are.

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Julian Brandt wants to stay at Borussia Dortmund until at least the summer. A winter transfer is not an option for the player. However, it is still unclear what will happen in the summer. Brandt can well imagine extending his contract in Dortmund.

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Borussia Dortmund have concrete interest in 16-year-old striker Kevin Filling from AIK. Manchester United are pushing to sign the player, but no agreement has been reached with any club so far. The Swede could leave AIK as early as this winter.

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But will all players see it that way in the future? That probably depends on their patience.

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Firstly, there are many examples of stars who were initially brought through the U23s, and anyway, it is better for talented players to play in the U23s than to sit on the bench with the professionals.

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The reserve team increasingly consists of players from the club's own youth academy and is seen as a new intermediate step on the way to the professional team.

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In Dortmund, the problem of integrating talented players is well recognised, but from the bosses' point of view, the process starts with the U23s. They say they have already turned that team around.

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There has been no contact with the player's side as yet.

The player has already rejected several offers to extend his contract with Feyenoord. Timber is planning his next career move, which he can in principle very well imagine taking in Germany and at BVB.

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