The contract of Emre Can near Borussia Dortmund is only dated until 2026. The BVB captain now left his future open to the Bundesliga club.
“Of course, everyone thinks about how it could go on in the future, but for me it is currently not an urgent topic,” said Emre Can in an interview with the “kicker”.
Instead, the all -rounder prefers to concentrate on the upcoming games.
“I’ve been with BVB for a long time, always had a good relationship with our sports director Sebastian Kehl. At some point the point will come where we sit down and talk openly about how to proceed,” emphasized Can: “I am very relaxed about that.”
In the interview, the 48-time international also spoke about the criticism that he has to endure again and again.
“I think I can say for myself that I always give everything for this club and have given it in the past. Sometimes it works better on the lawn, sometimes not quite as good,” admitted Can.
The 31-year-old adds: “During this time I had a lot of conversations with people who are important to me. But in the end you are alone with your head on your pillow and have to clarify the thoughts that go through your head before falling asleep.”
But can be pulled down by the criticism: “I am the first to get annoyed about my mistakes. But I knew that better times would come again.”
BVB current “no top team”
Can not explained a clear explanation for the weak performance in the Bundesliga.
“If we had an explanation and, above all, a simple solution, we would have implemented it long ago. In any case, I don’t see us any fundamental attitude problem,” he said, cleared: “But I cannot rule out that one or the other sometimes thinks: today in the Bundesliga maybe 99 percent … But that’s not the case, the league is too strong for that.”
Especially in the league, BVB has to become “cold -nosed”, “because everyone can play badly, we are all just humans, but you still have to win the games”.
Can also admitted that the Dortmund are currently “not a top team”. “But we are a big club that has the aim of winning titles,” he emphasized: “No matter how difficult it is, physically or mentally: you have to win. The more players have internalized it, the stronger the team is. In contrast, we may sometimes trust the teammate, instead of taking the three steps more. This way of thinking has to change in every game.”
The next chance is offered by BVB on Wednesday at the Champions League quarter-final first leg against FC Barcelona (9 p.m. in the Sport.de live ticker).