Rumors about Trio around Anselmino
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After the brutal foul by Essener Kelsey Owusu (21) in the DFB Cup, Yan Couto (23) may be ready again for the Bundesliga start of Borussia Dortmund. “It looks good so far, he has been doing a lot in training, but is still wearing an association around the knee,” said BVB coach Niko Kovac before the opening game at FC St. Pauli on Saturday evening (6:30 p.m./Sky).
Kovac would like to use his outdoor player in view of the personnel problems on the defensive. “I am confident, but of course I don’t know 100 percent,” said the 53-year-old, who still has to do without captain Emre Can (31), Nico Schlotterbeck (25) and Niklas Süle (29). With Julian Rerson (27), too, there is no improvement after a blow to the calf. “We hope for tomorrow so that it is enough for Saturday.”
It is quite possible that the Dortmund will react to the Deadline Day on September 1st and also sign a defender. According to matching media reports, BVB shows interest in Chelsea talent Aarón Anselmino (20), who can apparently imagine the step towards the black and yellow. The blues are open to a loan, it is said when BVB is committed to the last borrowed midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka (21) in the same train.
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In addition to the Jobe Bellingham (19), who was already committed before the club World Cup, which was committed in June, BVB has so far only presented a replacement goalkeeper Patrick Drewes (32) as a new addition. The displeasure over the lack of reinforcements increases more and more in the critical Dortmund environment. “We are in the target. I see no restlessness. The transfer window is still running. We erect and look,” Kovac said, on the other hand, calmly. Fábio Silva (23) should also belong. The BVB and Wolverhampton are said to be in advanced talks, with the striker a contract is said to have been drawn up by 2030.
Kovac expects the season to start with a difficult BVB start
Kovac sees the only three-week preparation time more problematic than the personnel situation due to participation in the club World Cup. “The physical freshness will not always be there. You shouldn’t think, you train for a week and then everything is fine,” said the BVB coach of the circumstances for all unusual circumstances. “Within three weeks, the boys have not yet been able to achieve the maximum stress potential. That certainly takes six to eight weeks. We have to integrate the optimal fitness level into the current season this time.”
In this respect, the game at the Millerntor is a very difficult start. “This is a big challenge. We have a hard nut there,” emphasized Kovac, who also asked for consideration in the evaluation: “The first match day is important, but you can only say something after six games.”