Working papers will expire next year
Two BVB stars are probably fighting for a new contract
24.09.2025 – 12:51 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Dortmund is in second place in the Bundesliga. Two professionals, whose contracts expire in 2026, lack the team – the time is going against them.
At BVB, two experienced players are under special observation. As the “Bild” reports, Emre Can and Niklas Süle can only extend their contract until 2026 if they are constantly convincing this season.
The sporting leadership around managing director Lars Ricken and sports director Sebastian Kehl has formulated clear conditions: Both national players have to recommend themselves with strong performances in order to obviously get a chance of a new working paper in Dortmund.
Since Can and Süle are among the top earners in the squad, the focus is particularly on their sporting development, according to the report. Can earn around 10 million euros per year, according to the newspaper it is around 14 million annual salary. High sums for players who always have to do with injuries.
The team has been missing for adductor complaints since July. According to the “picture”, he played with pain in the Adductor area at the end of last season and also got injections. However, the 31-year-old has not yet recovered from the consequences.
Süle also cannot help his team at the moment. The 30-year-old central defender laboratories on a muscle bundle tear in the calf. He contracted this against Juventus Turin at the opening of the season.
What both Süle and Can not play in the cards: The competition in the positions of the two is great. BVB Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Pascal Groß, Carney Chukuwuemeka or Jobe Bellingham are available for midfield. The occupation by players such as Waldemar Anton or Nico Schlotterbeck is also strong in central defense.