OL boss stood across
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The burst change from Rayan Cherki to BVB was one of the big topics of the Deadline Day. Olympique Lyon raised allegations against the Dortmund, which was irritated by club owner John Textor. On Tuesday, Borussia official Sebastian Kehl found clear words again, while the greatest victim of the matter, Cherki himself, is said to have pushed his employer an agreement with the black and yellow.
The French newspaper “L’équipe“Reported on Tuesday that Cherki wanted to move to Dortmund and officially asked his club to accept the offer from 22.5 million euros. For this purpose, the player with legal support sent a claim to different legal clauses to OL. But Textor stood across and instead should expect significantly better offers in the coming summer.
BVB rejects allegations from Lyon
BVB sports director Kehl was addressed on Tuesday at the first press conference of the new trainer Niko Kovac on the topic and found clear words. According to “WAZ”, he said: “We will not get involved in the games that Lyon had been playing in the past few days.” For midfield, Borussia on the Deadline Day Carney Chukwuemeka (21) had borrowed from FC Chelsea. Kehl explained: “It was not easy in this transfer window. There were few players on the market who will help us immediately. Unfortunately, we couldn’t agree with Olympique Lyon. ”
Ol representative had previously announced on “Sky” demand that even several offers from Dortmund had been rejected and that it was not ready for further negotiations. The BVB was “too late”, it was said from circles of the French first division club. Later, Textor followed the Pay TV station: “The offer from Dortmund was communicated disrespectfully, was far below the market value and was badly chosen in time. Rayan Cherki will remain an important part of our team by the end of the 2024/25 season. ”
New BVB coach Kovac: Can remains captain
Dortmund’s new coach Kovac announced the first appearance as a BVB coach to record the current captain Emre Can. “He remains my captain. He gets the fullest of me, ”said the 53-year-old at his official performance at BVB. “Of course we all know: performance is above everything, but the performance is right and if the performance is right, there is no thought at all.”
He knew that there are many different opinions, but can be seen as an important leader with experiences as a German international and in big football clubs, emphasized Kovac. His first impression of the team is very positive. “You can already see that the team has the right quality. What the team showed the last three games was good. ”He was happy and motivated to be in such a large club in the Bundesliga.