Has expensive purchase option
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Since his loan change at the Deadline Day, Carney Chukwuemeka has had no way of demonstrating his skills at Borussia Dortmund. At least until last weekend. In the 6-0 against Union Berlin, the 21 -year -old midfielder was substituted for Giovanni Reyna in the 70th minute, was immediately involved in the game and in two goals – if not directly. “Sensationally good,” said the performance, said coach Niko Kovac afterwards.
“We saw what skills he has,” said the new BVB coach. “How he takes the ball on and with him, how he immediately turns into the direction of playing is unique. He has a very good acceleration and technology. The boy will enjoy us when he stays healthy. “
So far, health was the problem with Chukwuemeka, for which the black and yellow transferred a rental fee of 2.4 million euros to Chelsea. After one of his first training sessions, the English U21 international was due to knee problems. Only at the 3-0 in Lisbon on February 11th did he collect four minutes of play. “Unfortunately, at the beginning he had problems with his knee after a fall, but the 20 minutes he played alone were incredibly good,” said Kovac.
Chukwuemeka himself was also pleased with the opportunity to celebrate his debut in Signal Iduna Park: “I loved playing with such a backdrop. I just wanted to play my game and help the team. “
BVB fans praise Chukwuemeka: Soon next to NMECHA in starting eleven?
Chukwuemeka has already completed the fans with his performance, as a look at the BVB forum shows at the transfer market. “He seems to bring some creativity and also good fit,” writes “Mikklu”. “He also makes a very adult impression for his 21 years. I hope he will soon get up physically after his injury and can then show more. If he plays with Julian Brandt together or alternately, it can help him as a relief, so that we can see more from him too. ”
Similarly, “Full_Back” and “Bigdogtinyhome” see it. The former writes: “Once again you can see how eminently important players are in central midfield who are technically strong, free themselves from pressure situations and open the game. It is basically so banal. Some users included this for a long time that this catastrophic game connection is one of our central problems in the middle of the field. I lean out of the window so far and say that when Chuk and Felix Nmecha play together in midfield, this is a Gamechanger for our game. Bitter that NMECHA will be failed until the end of March. “
The latter means about Chukwuemeka’s possible role until the end of the season: “Hopefully NMECHA will come back promptly and then also take on the role of Marcel Sabitzer’s six. A midfield from NMECHA, Chukwu and Brandt would have something … if hopefully Rayan Cherki will be added in summer and will take over for Brandt, then that would be very promising internationally. “
With regard to a possible commitment to Chukwuemekas, “Sachmalchris” objects: “To talk about it now, to have to commit Carney firmly, is exactly what is always negative of our club management. He had a few good minutes in a team that worked very well in this game anyway. It is relatively easy to look good. Now you have to see if he’s fit enough to play permanently and then at what level he levels off. “
BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl saw it similarly, who in the end has to say whether the purchase option is drawn. When the rumor came up for the first time, this was estimated at just under EUR 50 million, but according to the agreed media reports, this should actually be EUR 35 million. That would be a record for Dortmund. The Ousmane Dembélé, which is designated as the most expensive access in the TM database, is there with the same sum because the transfer to FC Barcelona grabbed resale. “Hopefully we can build on this performance. Of course, he still lacks a bit of rhythm, he didn’t play for a long time, ”said Kehl about Chukwuemekas.