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BVB, news and rumors: “all-rounder”

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December 30, 2021

Borussia Dortmund goalkeeping coach Matthias Kleinsteiber raves about keeper Gregor Kobel. Leipzig’s Marcel Halstenberg speaks about the BVB change that failed last summer. Here you can find news and rumors about BVB.

Here you will find all the news and rumors about BVB from the previous day.

BVB, News: Goalkeeping coach raves about Gregor Kobel

In the BVB podcast of Ruhr news Dortmund’s goalkeeping coach Matthias Kleinsteiber commented on Gregor Kobel, who came from VfB Stuttgart for 15 million euros before the season. “Gregor was my preferred candidate from the start. He’s a young guy, that suits Borussia. That’s how we define ourselves with the field players,” said Kleinsteiber, who has been with the club since 1992.

Regarding the reasons for buying a new number one, the 43-year-old said: “In Marwin Hitz and Roman we have two top-notch goalkeepers but we wanted to do something different. It’s not always easy, but everyone has handled the situation very well. So far we are really very, very satisfied with Gregor. “

Kleinsteiber specifies his praise, but sees sufficient potential for improvement at Kobel: “Of course you look at the goalkeeper-specific things, and he is an all-rounder. You have to be able to call up the existing quality. It works when you play in front of 80,000 spectators when it matters? ” His conclusion: “He still has a lot of room for improvement, he can improve in all areas.”

The cross-off lists of the Bundesliga clubs: question marks at FCB and BVB

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The winter transfer window will open in a few days. The clubs can strengthen their squads – or thin them out. Which players could leave the Bundesliga? An overview.

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SPVGG GREUTHER FÜRTH – Candidates: Adrian Fein, Abdourahmane Barry, Nunoo Sarpei, Nils Seufert | Fürth is already planning a few departures in winter to make room in the overcrowded squad.

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After picture information, Bayern-Leihgabe Fein, Barry, Sarpei and Seufert can look for new clubs. The latter should only be awarded, the other three actors no longer have a future in Fürth.

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ARMINIA BIELEFELD – Candidates: none | The Turkish talent Burak Ince and veteran Gonzalo Castro are already in the table-17th this winter. encountered. There should be no departures for the time being.

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VFB STUTTGART – Candidates: Pascal Stenzel, Philipp Klement, Erik Thommy, Hamadi Al Ghaddioui | Al Ghaddioui and Thommy should leave the club by the end of the season at the latest. Your contracts will not be extended according to Sport Bild-Infos.

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Klement should also be on the cross-off list. The attacking midfielder is rarely used this season despite many failures. Likewise Stenzel, who cannot find a way past Anton, Ito and Mavropanos on the defensive.

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FC AUGSBURG – Candidates: Michael Gregoritsch, Raphael Framberger | Gregoritsch’s form curve has recently been up again, but with Florian Niederlechner, Andi Zeqiri and Alfred Finnbogason the competition is probably too big.

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Should Frankfurt’s Danny da Costa switch to the Bavarian Swabians, that would also be the case with Framberger. His contract runs until 2024, so the FCA can still collect a transfer in both winter and summer.

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BOSUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH – Candidates: Marcus Thuram, Matthias Ginter, Denis Zakaria, Hannes Wolf, Florian Neuhaus, Laszlo Benes | After a weak Bundesliga series, a change is imminent for the foals.

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Thuram was supposed to leave last summer, when a knee injury intervened. Inter Milan should continue to show interest. At Ginter and Zakaria, the contracts will expire in 2022, neither seem to necessarily want to extend.

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Wolf, Neuhaus and Benes have fallen out of favor with coach Adi Hüter, they too are allowed to go. Neuhaus in particular was recently dissatisfied with his season and publicly criticized Hütter and sports director Max Eberl.

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VFL WOLFSBURG – Candidates: Josip Brekalo | After an extremely disappointing first series, which the Wolves only finished 13th in the Bundesliga table, the focus of VfL is probably primarily on reinforcements.

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To make room in the squad, Brekalo could leave VfL. The striker is currently still on loan to FC Turin, but the Italians could sign him permanently in the summer. Wolfsburg would let him go for around ten million euros.

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VFL BOCHUM – Candidates: Saulo Decarli, Raman Chibsah, Patrick Osterhage, Tom Weilandt, Tarsis Bonga | There are several players in Bochum who have not yet completed a minute in the current season.

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Decarli (one use), Osterhage (two uses) as well as Chibsah and Bonga (both no use) are dispensable and can go. Weilandt was already up for sale in the summer, but at that time there was no buyer.

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HERTHA BSC – Candidates: Krzysztof Piatek, Lucas Tousart, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Lukas Klünter | The return experiment with Boateng has failed, the 34-year-old has so far been no more than a supplementary player in the capital.

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A change in summer or winter is therefore likely. In addition, big names like Piatek or Tousart could leave Berlin to save their salaries. With Klünter (contract until 2022) should not be extended.

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RB LEIPZIG – Candidates: Brian Brobbey, Amadou Haidara, Benjamin Henrichs, Ilaix Moriba | Especially under new coach Domenico Tedesco, Haidara was not used recently, Manchester United should show interest in the 23-year-old.

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Even the little considered Henrichs is about to leave. The right-back would like to leave Leipzig. The two talents Brobbey and Moriba could be awarded to gain match practice elsewhere.

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FSV MAINZ 05 – Candidates: none | In terms of sport, the Mainz team are ninth in the table after 17 match days and 24 points, which is more than the target. There are currently no plans for major changes in winter.

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1. FC KÖLN – candidates: Ellyes Skhiri, Jannes Horn, Jorge Mere, Niklas Hauptmann | If the price is right, midfielder Skhiri can leave the club. According to a report by Sport Bild, the Cologne-based company is demanding 15 million euros for the 26-year-old.

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In addition, Jannes Horn, Mere and Hauptmann can also go. All three players only came on short appearances this season and are not taken into account by Coach Baumgart.

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UNION BERLIN – Candidates: Suleiman Abdullahi | After the end of the Conference League, the current 30-man squad is to be thinned out.

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A candidate for a transfer would be Abdullahi. With the striker, who has not even played this season, sports director Oliver Ruhnert is currently looking for “solutions”, as he announced to the kicker.

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EINTRACHT FRANKFURT – Candidates: Danny da Costa, Makoto Hasebe, Goncalo Paciencia, Stefan Ilsanker, Erik Durm | At Frankfurter Eintracht, several candidates are facing an early departure.

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Ilsanker and Paciencia no longer have any perspective under coach Oliver Glasner and can leave with a suitable offer. At Durm, whose contract runs until 2023, the coming summer would be the last chance for a transfer.

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With the sorted out da Costa, FC Augsburg should show interest. Eintracht would be ready to talk here. Oldie Hasebe’s contract, which expires in the summer, should not be extended. For the Japanese, that would mean the end of his career.

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TSG 1899 HOFFENHEIM – Candidates: Mijat Gacinovic, Havard Nordtveit | Gacinovic has not played for TSG since the fourth Buli matchday, so a transfer in winter would be desirable for both sides.

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Even experienced Nordtveit can look for a new employer. The 31-year-old only has ten Bundesliga minutes this season, and he no longer plays a role in coach Hoeneß’s plans.

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BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN – Candidates: Piero Hincapie, Panagiotis Retsos | Leverkusen sports director Simon Rolfes recently announced that he would not be “active” in the transfer market. They will only sit down if a player wants to leave.

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That could be the case with defensive man Retsos. With a suitable offer, you would be ready for approval after kicker information. His contract with Bayer expires next summer, so winter would be the last chance for income.

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SC FREIBURG – Candidates: none | Only recently the transfer of Dominique Heintz to Union Berlin was announced as fixed. Apart from that, the Breisgauers have no absolute need for action after a strong first half of the season.

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BORUSSIA DORTMUND – Candidates: Axel Witsel, Reinier, Roman Bürki | Keeper Bürki no longer plays a role in the plans of the Black and Yellows. He should look for a new club. Above all to save the lavish salary.

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In addition, the loan with Real player Reinier could be canceled. The Brazilian hardly gets a chance under Rose. Witsel recently played, but he can also leave with a suitable offer. Juve is said to have persistent interest.

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FC BAYERN – Candidates: Corentin Tolisso, Marc Roca, Michael Cuisance, Bouna Sarr | In terms of sport, things are going well with the German record champions, but there are still some candidates for an early exit.

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While Bouna Sarr and Michael Cuisance probably have no future in Munich and can look around for a new employer, the situation at Corentin Tolisso and Marc Roca is a bit more complicated.

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Above all, the Frenchman – his contract is expiring – has been used more often lately and has been convincing. From the perspective of Bavaria, he is therefore probably not an absolute sales candidate.

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Therefore Roca could stay in Munich at least until the summer. His contract with Bayern is dated until 2025 anyway, so you can still take your time on the club side.

BVB, News: Halstenberg talks about a failed move

In the summer, Marcel Halstenberg, who played in Dortmund when he was young, was about to move from RB Leipzig to Borussia Dortmund. This ultimately crashed due to an injury to the left-back.

in the kicker Halstenberg, whose contract with the Red Bulls expires in 2022, looked back on the failed transfer: “The Dortmund issue came up when I was preparing for the European Championship with the national team and then developed a momentum of its own.”

Halstenberg explains why it didn’t work out in the end: “The change didn’t come about for several reasons, including the ankle pain coming back and I wasn’t fit. That cost me the start of the season and affected me for a long time.”

Now the 30-year-old is hoping for an extension with the Saxons: “The first casual conversations sounded promising and backed up. That was nice to hear. Of course, they want to wait and see what I can do. When I get back up I’m on the pitch, real talks will follow. I believe that a solution will then be found and that I can have a future in Leipzig. “

BVB, News: Felix Zwayer is not whistling any more Dortmund games for the time being

As a result of the heated discussions after the top Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich (2: 3) at the beginning of December, referee Felix Zwayer will no longer lead BVB games for the time being. Referee boss Lutz Michael Fröhlich said that kicker.

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BVB: The upcoming games

date	contest	opponent
Saturday, January 8th, 6.30 p.m.	Bundesliga	Eintracht Frankfurt (Away)
Friday, January 14th, 8.30 p.m.	Bundesliga	SC Freiburg (home)
Tuesday, January 18, 8:45 p.m.	DFB Cup	FC St. Pauli (Away)
Saturday, January 22nd, 3:30 p.m.	Bundesliga	TSG Hoffenheim (Away)
Sunday, February 6th, 3:30 p.m.	Bundesliga	Bayer Leverkusen (home)