Real next club World Cup opponent
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Karim Adeyemi would like to continue playing alongside striker Serhou Guirassy at Borussia Dortmund instead of as a foreign striker. “I think we get along blindly,” said Adeyemi against Real Madrid before the quarter-finals of the club World Cup on Saturday (10 p.m. CEST/SAT.1 and DAZN). “In combination with Serhou it is great.”
In the 2-1 in the round of 16 against CF Monterrey on Tuesday (local time) in Atlanta, Adeyemi had played as the second storm tip and Guirassy played on both goals. BVB had also played its best tournament game in the United States. In the preliminary round, the Dortmund had played with only one impact striker and two somewhat withdrawn offensive players on the outer positions.
“I know what his strengths are and he knows mine-it works well, as you saw,” the 23-year-old continued after returning to the team quarters in Fort Lauderdale. As a foreign striker, he always has to cover the outer line, in the center he could “simply play a bit around him”. Guirassy also emphasized the good interaction of the two. “Karim has a completely different approach. So it is no problem to play in front of two,” said the 29-year-old.
Kobel warns: don’t defend against Real Madrid so highly
The team also came from demands to act more carefully against real and not to defend too high. Against Monterrey, goalkeeper Gregor Kobel had to clarify a few times in the greatest need, since the Mexicans had repeatedly become dangerous with balls behind the last series of defense in Dortmund. “Of course, Real Madrid has other players again. This can be very dangerous. We cannot stand so high because the distance is otherwise too big,” warned Kobel. “We have to find a better mix.”
But there is not much time to train the vote. After a unit on Wednesday for the players who had not played against Monterrey or only briefly, Kovac granted his players another day on Thursday. On Friday – the national holiday in the USA – the Bundesliga club will fly to New York. The new edition of the Champions League final from 2024 against Real will only take place in East Rutherford/New Jersey a few miles from Manhattan on Saturday.
BVB is working on the further obligation of Chukwuemeka
Carney Chukwuemeka is still part of the Dortmund group. With Chelsea FC, BVB had agreed that the 21 -year -old loan player could stay until the end of the tournament. This was recently confirmed by sports director Sebastian Kehl on the edge of the public Dortmund training in front of around 200 invited fans. Midfield man Chukwuemeka may remain the black and yellow even longer.
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As the “Ruhr Nachrichten” report, the club also wants to tie the Englishman to it for the coming season. A renewed loan would be in question with a purchase option in realistic height, as the newspaper formulates – which means a framework of 20 million to 25 million euros. The talks between Chelsea and BVB would run that the Bundesliga club rely on the accommodation of the blues. At Borussia there was a rethink because, according to medical examinations, the confidence has increased to get Chukwuemeka’s fitness under control after several injuries. And there is still a need for a creative midfielder. Chukwuemeka indicated that he can be reinforcement.
The Westphalia had not drawn the 30 million to 35 million euro purchase option for the Youngster, the loan contract would officially expire on June 30th. The professional born in Austria is bound to Chelsea until 2028. Since his loan transfer to Dortmund in early February, Chukwuemeka stood 16 times in the field and scored a goal. So far, he has been used three times at the club World Cup in the USA, each as a joker. In the Bundesliga update, he recently increased his market value from 15 million to 18 million euros.