After Flick gave up
Niklas Süle wore the captain’s armband in Borussia Dortmund’s first friendly. After Marco Reus’ resignation, the runner-up is looking for a new captain, the 27-year-old could be a candidate. According to Rudi Völler, the central defender has taken the first step towards returning to the national team. “It’s great that Niklas worked on his fitness so much on vacation. His management informed me early on that he would do even more on vacation,” said the DFB sports director.Picture“.
National coach Hansi Flick recently refrained from nominating the 27-year-old and accused him of not fully utilizing his great potential. This apparently prompted Süle to do more training. “It all sounds very good. When the conditions are right, everyone benefits: Borussia Dortmund and the national team,” commented Völler. “Hansi spoke to Niklas before the last international matches and explained to him that he wasn’t taken into account. We are happy that he has now shown exactly the reaction that we had hoped for from him. Now he has to stay tuned.”
BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl was similarly positive about Süle a few days ago. The non-nomination came to him as a warning signal. “He understood that. I can say that he did a lot more on vacation than everyone else because he simply wanted to prepare better and more intensively for this season. If Niklas stays healthy and works on his issues, he will get much, much better.” With a market value of 35 million euros, Süle is the second most valuable central defender from Germany – only his team-mate Nico Schlotterbeck is ahead of him.
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