Borussia Dortmund may be threatened with unpleasant consequences after the dramatic title knockout on the last Bundesliga matchday of the past season. National player Karim Adeyemi could be missing from BVB for a long time.
As the usually well-informed “Ruhr Nachrichten” reports, the 21-year-old offensive player suffered another muscle injury in the 2-2 draw against 1. FSV Mainz 05, which ultimately cost BVB their first championship in eleven years.
One of team doctor Dr. Markus Braun’s examination at Dortmund’s Knappschaftskrankenhaus on the day after the game. The “kicker” writes about a muscle fiber tear at Adeyemi.
BVB in the hot phase for weeks without Karim Adeyemi
Bitter for the professional and BVB: It is not Adeyemi’s first injury of this kind in the recent past. He also tore a muscle fiber in the 4-1 win against Hertha BSC at the end of February.
After BVB initially announced a downtime of around three weeks, coach Edin Terzic’s team ultimately missed him for six weeks.
The downtime fell right into the decisive phase of the season, in which the derby at FC Schalke 04 (2-2) and the second leg in the Champions League round of 16 at FC Chelsea (0-2) were on the program.
Will Karim Adeyemi miss the start of preparations at BVB?
Should Adeyemi be out for so long with his current injury, he would miss the start of the Dortmund pre-season scheduled for the beginning of July.
In the second half of the season, Adeyemi, who was brought in from Red Bull Salzburg in the summer, blossomed into an absolute top performer under Terzic after a bumpy start to his time at BVB.
After just one assist in the first half of 2022/2023, he scored a strong five goals and five assists in the Bundesliga in calendar year 2023 – despite his absence of several weeks.