Also with Champions League qualification
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Sports Managing Director Lars Ricken is also not satisfied with a Champions League qualification on the last trigger with the season of Borussia Dortmund. Despite the series of seven games without defeat, the achievements were far too fluctuating this season, Ricken complained at a talk event of the “Ruhr Nachrichten” and “Radio 91.2”.
“We needed three coaches, we had to serve players in winter, then not everything could have been good. And there was generally too much unrest in the club,” said Ricken. The BVB was only eleventh in the Bundesliga and was very far away from its own goals. “Of course we don’t like it when Mainz, Freiburg and Gladbach stand in front of us in between,” continued the 48-year-old.
The Dortmunders had separated from ex-BVB professional Nuri Şahin at the beginning of the year. After a short time under interim coach Mike Tullberg, Niko Kovac took over at the beginning of February, under which the hoped -for turn was achieved in the past few weeks. After internal quarrels, Sven Mislintat also had to leave the club. In addition, the sometimes harsh criticism of the external BVB consultant Matthias Sammer caused irritation in his function as an expert at “Amazon Prime” at Champions League broadcasts from Dortmund.
Not a big upheaval at BVB – rumors about Bensbaini and Huescas
In view of the turbulence, Ricken announced: “We will work out.” However, there should not be one of the many required major upheaval: “This will definitely not happen this summer.” Nevertheless, many players have been associated with the black and yellow in the past few weeks. According to the “Bild”, a new midfield boss, for which Jobe Bellingham is supposed to be the desired solution, and a successor for wing strikers Jamie Gitten, whom it could move to his homeland England, have priority in the planning.
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But even with the full -backs, movement could come in if Ramy Bensebaini should leave the club. According to the newspaper, the left -back will be courted by Olympique Marseille. There has already been a first contact with the player side. According to reports, BVB would let the 30-year-old go for around 20 million euros, which a rich transfer plus would be given a transfer-free change in 2023. Bensebaini still has a contract until 2027.
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As a possible replacement, the “picture” Rodrigo Huescas from FC Copenhagen brings into play. However, the 21-year-old is native to the back of the right, which is why Julian Rerson, who can be used on both sides of the defense, would probably slide on left-provided that a transfer comes about. Huescas would then also have to compete with right -back Yan Couto.
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Huescas came to Denmark from his home country last summer and has played 33 games for Copenhagen so far. Its market value is estimated at 5 million euros, his working paper runs until 2029. Other interested parties in the double Mexican international are said to be Marseille and West Ham again.
