Incredible offer from Real?
Wild rumors about BVB world star Bellingham
01/24/2023, 10:40 p.m
Borussia Dortmund is unsure where the path will lead in the new year. Old problems became apparent again in the wild 4:3 against Augsburg. The club will have to do without their best player against FSV Mainz: Jude Bellingham. At the same time, gigantic transfer rumors are entwined around him.
When fighting for a place in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund obviously needs staying power. Before the last round of the first round, the Westphalians are still lagging behind their own claims with 28 points. The hard-fought 4:3 win against FC Augsburg last Sunday showed the unbelievable offensive potential on the one hand, and at the same time the weaknesses in the defense were ruthlessly exposed by the Bavarian Swabians.
At the same time, there is renewed speculation that Champions League winners Real Madrid are very interested in BVB star Jude Bellingham (19). According to Sky, the royals are thinking creatively about how the English international can be guided to Real in the summer. A transfer fee of 100 million euros is in the room and as a bonus the Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga (20), also an upcoming superstar? Nothing more than a rumor at the moment, but the young Dortmund stars have been objects of desire at many top European clubs for years – ask Erling Haaland, Jadon Sancho or Ousmane Dembele.
Will Haller start against Mainz?
On Wednesday (6.30 p.m. / Sky) at FSV Mainz 05, Bellingham will miss the black and yellow due to a yellow card suspension. But even without the young star, who drew a lot of attention to himself in the dress of the Three Lions at the World Cup in Qatar, Dortmund want to get another three.
The well-received comeback of striker Sébastien Haller on Sunday against Augsburg showed that Borussia’s offensive game is becoming even stronger and more unpredictable. After recovering from testicular cancer, Haller will probably have to be content with returning to the role as a joker for the Rheinhessen team, but the 28-year-old is set as the number one striker in the long term. “With Seb we have decided to look from day to day,” said the coach on Tuesday. Haller “feels better every day, we’ll have to see if it’s enough for the starting XI. But we think he’ll play an important role on Wednesday,” said Terzic.
The defense is a big concern
With his dressing room speech on Sunday, Haller caused goose bumps before the kick-off against FCA. “It was great emotion to be back on the field in a competitive game after so many months,” said the French attacker after his comeback game. Coach Edin Terzic wants to gradually bring his star player, who he has been without for so long, back to the starting eleven.
The vulnerability in defense still causes him almost more problems. Three goals against Augsburg are just too much. “We can’t assume that we’ll win every game if we concede three goals. We’ve mentioned that before,” emphasized Terzic. Experienced Bundesliga professionals keep making inexplicable mistakes. Central defender Nico Schlotterbeck is almost representative of his defensive teammates. “Too many individual mistakes,” Schlotterbeck said on Sunday. His loss of the ball led to the 1:1 equalization. Dortmund still seem vulnerable when it comes to standards. The counter-pressing isn’t working as it should, and there’s also room for improvement in the duel. No new discussion about Borsigplatz.