Guerreiro to Bayern?
BVB is repositioning itself for the title attack
5/30/2023, 7:52 p.m
Borussia Dortmund is still processing what happened against Mainz 05 last Saturday. But in order to be able to play for the championship next season, the squad will change in the summer. Two important players are leaving.
Jude Bellingham signed his shoes and handed them to a folder. He was chauffeured off the premises by his mother Denise in a white fine-rib undershirt. They were probably the last pictures that will be seen of the gifted English player in connection with Borussia Dortmund: According to reports, the national player’s move to Real Madrid is imminent.
So BVB loses another key player, whom he previously chased extremely lucratively through his instantaneous water heater. But it’s not a drama, with probably more than 100 million euros in transfer income after the cruel weekend, the squad for the next attack on Bayern Munich can be fine-tuned. The big upheaval will not happen.
Watzke feels that BVB is very close
“We have a very good team, we scored 46 points this year, 40 of them in the second half alone,” club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke told the sports information service. “And we have a great coach who fits in wonderfully with this team.” BVB will, he said, “want to play for the German championship again because we have the feeling that we are very close.”
Many points have already been set. Captain Marco Reus presented Raphael Guerreiro with farewell gifts, the Portuguese confirmed the end of his time in Dortmund on Instagram. He’s going on a free transfer, which hurts given his versatility and excellent second half of the season. The rumors are growing that he is drawn to FC Bayern. The separation of Mahmoud Dahoud, who will probably move to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League, and some from the third row like Felix Passlack, Luca Unbehaun or Anthony Modeste was already known.
Relief sought for Emre Can
BVB will make several commitments, although Sébastien Haller could almost pass as a new signing after surviving cancer. In the case of left-back Ramy Bensebaini – the Guerreiro position – from Borussia Mönchengladbach, the only thing that has yet to be announced is the announcement. There would be a need in midfield, where Emre Can carries a lot of weight on the six. A position further forward should also be sought.
Edson Alvarez from Ajax Amsterdam is currently considered a hot midfield candidate. Gold Cup winner, Dutch champion twice, Dutch cup winner once: The Mexican, 25, tall, uncompromising in duels, seems ready for the next step, but is hardly available for less than 25 million euros. Even more of a development transfer would be Enzo Le Fee, who has already played through three seasons at FC Lorient.
First of all, BVB is going into the season analysis intensively this week. “Then we will make our conclusions for the new season,” announced Watzke in “Kicker”. Just readjust because it was so tight? Or think much bigger because so many chances have been missed and the system is still shaky? “We will get up again, keep working and fighting,” said Reus. It’s getting interesting.