Football, Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund – new beginning in an urgent procedure – football – sport

The fact is: Kehl will succeed the previous sports director Michael Zorc, who has been in this position for 17 years. In addition, Terzic is a “real Dortmunder” returning – and a successful coach: in spring 2021 he had led the team into the Champions League from seventh place in his interim with seven Bundesliga wins in a row. He also won the DFB Cup.

BVB early with big transfers

But the new boss on the sidelines is just the latest building block in an extensive transfer policy with which the club wants to reorganize its squad for the next alleged attack on the Munich team. Niklas Süle was transferred free of charge from the record champions to the black and yellow. With Karim Adeyemi and Nico Schlotterbeck, Dortmund brought in two young German internationals with great potential for a large fee.

Now another climber of the season comes with Özcan from 1. FC Köln. The Turkish national player was outstanding at FC in the past season. “He’s extremely strong in one-on-one combat. He goes where it hurts. His mentality and physique will do our team good,” said Kehl about Özcan.

Dortmund improves construction sites

Axel Witsel and Dan-Axel Zagadou, on the other hand, have no future in Westphalia. Manuel Akanji is said to be intending to change. Striker Erling Haaland is gone. Even if Terzic still knows some players, it is probably the most radical change in years.

With the decisions, BVB regulates the construction sites that the squad has at an early stage and that those responsible have already recognized in part during the current season: someone like Özcan, who does the often cited “dirty work” in midfield, has been missing so far, as have two central defenders on constant high level.