BVB captain Marco Reus’ ankle injury dampened the mood in the Borussia Dortmund camp after the derby win against FC Schalke 04 at the weekend. Now it has become known that Reus was obviously not the only player from the ranks of black and yellow who emerged from the game with problems.
Salih Özcan was on the pitch for 90 minutes for BVB against the Royal Blues on Saturday afternoon, but then also complained of foot problems. This is an injury that the midfielder sustained at the summer training camp in Bad Ragaz. As a result, Özcan initially missed Borussia Dortmund’s first competitive games.
On Sunday it was announced that the new signing of 1. FC Köln will probably have to pass again. This emerged from the report by the Turkish Football Association, which removed the 24-year-old from its squad for the upcoming Nations League games. The reason: Özcan is said to have contracted bone edema in his foot.
The Turks will play Luxembourg in the Nations League next Thursday. The game against the Faroe Islands is also scheduled for Sunday.
No new injury for BVB star Özcan
Although Özcan will remain in Dortmund, another foot injury is due to the “table football” according to but not before.
As the trade journal reports on Monday, the cancellation of the newcomer is solely a precautionary measure.
In the central defensive midfield position, Borussia Dortmund is already shaken. The supposed regular player Mahmoud Dahoud has been out for weeks with a shoulder injury.
Born in Cologne, Salih Özcan first went through all the junior national teams at the German Football Association before deciding to play for the Turkish association this year. Since then he has played five senior internationals for Turkey.