Contract expiring in 2026
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With great expectations, Niklas Süle moved from FC Bayern to Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer in 2022. After four years, the signs clearly point to a farewell in the summer of 2026. The 30-year-old central defender’s stay with the black and yellow beyond the existing contractual relationship is ruled out, report the “Ruhr Nachrichten”. Despite a positive flare-up in the DFB Cup.
In the current season, Süle has played 497 minutes across seven appearances across all competitions – when progressing in Frankfurt, the 2018 and 2022 World Cup participant was on the pitch since the second half and was one of Dortmund’s successful penalty takers. Süle was substituted against Niko Kovac’s plans because Aarón Anselmino was in danger of receiving a yellow card. The veteran did a really good job, said the coach. “Not just because he took the penalty, but because he also played very cleanly and clearly at the back.”
Süle is a big earner at BVB with a salary of 12 million euros per year and is actually only the number five central defender. In the summer he had to recover from a torn muscle bundle. He was substituted at half-time in the 2-1 defeat at FC Bayern, his only Bundesliga game so far this season. His “weak performance in Munich” had “caused a lot of discussion internally,” according to the report. There was talk of defensive behavior being far too static and lacking dynamism. “Süle is Dortmund’s XXL loser,” “Bild” recently wrote. According to the paper, people in Dortmund were said to have been “very surprised by the defender’s catastrophic performance”.
At its peak – 2019 – Süle’s market value was 60 million euros. This makes him the most highly paid German defender alongside Mats Hummels. He is currently only valued at 8 million euros – just like at the beginning of 2016 at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
TM community discusses the future of BVB defender Süle
TM user “Borusse91” wrote in the BVB forum about Süle’s personality: “He was already clearly counted after his performance against Bayern, which really wasn’t good and ended with him being taken down at half-time. Good in that he was able to put himself in a better light again today (on Tuesday in Frankfurt; ed.).” Meanwhile, “Borsigplatz” is sure that the separation will follow in the summer: “I’m really excited to see where he will sign.” User “Freischuetzbvb” even said: “Maybe he’ll stop completely, after the contract with us I don’t think that’s impossible.”
