Out without a premier class?
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Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac contradicted rumors about a separation clause in his contract. “They speculate a lot,” said the 53-year-old on “ZDF”. “Maybe I should show the contract, there is nothing in it.”
During the week, speculation arose that the contract with Kovac, which is running until summer 2026, gives BVB the opportunity to separate the BVB after this season. Accordingly, the club would have to miss the qualification for the Champions League that Kovac would receive a high severance payment of several million euros.
The Kovac, who has been responsible in Dortmund since the beginning of February, dealt with his interim balance sheet self -critically. “Since I was there, we have only won two out of six games. It is very, very, very sobering, ”said the ex-professional. You definitely have too few points. In the Champions League, however, it works, where BVB is in the quarter -finals. But after the 0: 2 at RB Leipzig, missing the premier class is a very realistic scenario. Dortmund has seven points behind in fourth place, in a Frankfurt victory on Sunday it would even be ten points with a negative goal difference in the double -digit range.
The games after the international break will be groundbreaking. Dortmund meets Mainz, Freiburg and FC Bayern Munich. “We have to draw the games against Mainz and Freiburg,” emphasized the trainer. On the penultimate matchday, the Kovac team must also compete with Double winner Leverkusen.