On Monday, Borussia Dortmund announced the serious injury to Nico Schlotterbeck, who will no longer be available to BVB until the end of the season. The central defender will probably also be missing from the national team at the final Four of the Nations League. Participation in the club World Cup is also said to be unlikely.
Shock for BVB: Borussia Dortmund will be missing in the important sprint in the Bundesliga and Champions League due to a meniscal tear in the left knee. This was announced by the Bundesliga club on Monday. According to the Westphalia, Schlotterbeck “will no longer be available in the current season in the current season”.
The “Ruhr Nachrichten”, which is usually well informed, is not expected at the Ruhrpott Club with the fact that the 25-year-old is an option at the club World Cup in summer. The tournament, which will be held for the first time in XXL format in the United States from June 14 to July 13, will therefore have to contest the Bundesliga club without Schlotterbeck.
Schlotterbeck is injured in player replacement training
It is also clear that the DFB star is also not an option for the final tournament in the Nations League, which will take place a few days before the club World Cup kicked off in Munich and Stuttgart (June June 8). The national coach reacted accordingly.
“Nico’s failure hurts extremely. He is extremely valuable both in the club and for us in the national team – on and off the square,” said Julian Nagelsmann: “We wish Nico a good and quick recovery, he can rely on our support on his way.”
According to “RN”, the Dortmund defense chief contracted his serious injury to player replacement training on Sunday and had to be driven off the pitch with a golf cart under great pain. Schlotterbeck had missed the 4-1 win against SC Freiburg the day before because of a yellow lock.