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Discussions about an extension with Hummels are apparently being planned

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October 15, 2022

Jude Bellingham even led BVB onto the pitch as captain.

Borussia Dortmund is apparently planning talks with Mats Hummels about a contract extension. Edin Terzic, meanwhile, has praised Jude Bellingham to the skies. News and rumors about the black and yellow are here.

All other important news about BVB from the previous day can be found here.

BVB, rumor: Talks about Hummels extension probably in planning

Mats Hummels’ contract with Borussia Dortmund expires at the end of the season, according to the picture The first talks about expanding the cooperation should take place in winter, but at the latest after the World Cup in Qatar. A one-year contract with the option of another season should be conceivable.

At Borussia, the 33-year-old is still a valued member of the team. The management of BVB around Hans-Joachim Watzke should also appreciate that the central defender speaks plainly and does not mince his words when the performance is not right.

The central defender addressed the team’s poor performance after the 1-1 draw against FC Sevilla on Tuesday, but his coach Edin Terzic was also understanding of Hummels’ statements. “In the past it was said: We are too nice to each other, but as soon as we say something, you only hear: This is angry speech. It was important to me that he used the word ‘we’. He did that,” explained the coach.

BVB legends from A to Z: What does a fan shop employee do there?

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Only one player whose surname begins with the letter X is missing from the ancestral gallery of Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga players. For all other letters we have selected the biggest BVB legends.

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Some decisions were easy, others not or even without alternative – see for example the letter U. Important: This is only about players who played at least one league game for BVB from the 1947/48 season.

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PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG: The Gabonese prevailed against tough competition from Marcio Amoroso, who also scored many goals for BVB. Auba, however, scored 98 times in 144 BL games and was cup winner and top scorer in 2017.

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MANFRED BURGSMÜLLER: Of course, there is no way around the BVB record scorer (135 goals) who died in 2019. There was still competition: Lucas Barrios, Sven Bender, Jakub Blaszczykowski or currently Jude Bellingham could also be used.

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STEPHANE CHAPUISAT: The goalscorer of the 1990s. The Swiss played for Borussia for eight years and scored 102 times in 218 games. He won the German championship and the Champions League twice. Has the edge over Julio Cesar.

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DEDE: There are only 19 BVB players with the letter D in history, three of them real legends – the Brazilian left-back prevailed against today’s stadium announcer Norbert Dickel and keeper Teddy de Beer.

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LOTHAR EMMERICH: The choice for the letter E was even smaller – eleven players were eligible. Without a doubt, only the long-time goalscorer can be named, who netted 126 times in 215 games. Emmerich died in 2003 at the age of 61.

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ALEXANDER FREI: A very tight story – the Swiss striker keeps the upper hand over Steffen Freund, who won six titles with BVB. But Frei scored 34 times in 74 games and was a guaranteed goal for Dortmund in a difficult time.

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KEVIN GROSSKREUTZ: The fan from the south stand experienced a dreamlike time at BVB. Became champion and double winner, was in the CL final and became world champion. Tore down a total of 236 competitive games and was never that good again. Without alternative!

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MATS HUMMELS: Only two players played more often for BVB, together with Michael Zorc Hummels won the most district derbies – and is still active. Lothar Huber, Sigfried Held, Jörg Heinrich and Heiko Herrlich should also be mentioned.

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EIKE IMMEL: Friedrich Ibel, Victor Ikpeba, Ciro Immobile, Alexander Isak – in addition to the long-time goalkeeper (1978-1986), there are only four other players to choose from, which Immel (despite staying in the jungle camp) easily puts in his pocket.

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NICLAS JENSEN: Only five players to choose from (Paul Janowski, Adnan Januzaj, Andrij Jarmolenko, Milos Jojic), none of them with more than 50 games – the most “experienced” of the five gets priority. The Danish left-back was active from 2003 to 2005.

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STEFAN KLOS: By far the most difficult letter. Kehl, Koller, Konietzka, Kwiatkowski, Kurrat, Kringe, Kohler, Kelbassa, Kagawa – all pure BVB legends. But keeper “Stoffel” was an important part in the glorious 1990s.

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ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI: August Lenz, a legend from the 1940s and Dortmund’s first national player and ’89 cup winner Michael Lusch didn’t stand a chance against Lewandowski’s 74 goals in 131 BL games.

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ANDREAS MÖLLER: The technician played twice for BVB (1988-1990 and 1994-2000) and was instrumental in winning the title in the 90s. Frank Mill and Max Michallek (1947-1960) lose out despite Möller’s transfer sacrilege (Schalke).

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ALFRED NIEPIEKLO: Niepieklo, German champion in 1956 and 1957, died in 2014. He formed the legendary combo “The Three Alfredos” with Alfred Kelbassa and Alfred Preißler. At the club from 1951 to 1960 – 175 games, 104 goals.

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PATRICK OWOMOYELA: There were seven players with an O or Ö to choose from, but Owomoyela, who still works as a representative for the club today, had much better times in Dortmund than David Odonkor and Sunday Oliseh.

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LUKASZ PISZCZEK: Also a very tricky number where the present triumphed over the past. The historically greater legends than the Pole are namely the aforementioned Preißler and Wolfgang Paul (captain of the European Cup winning team in 1965).

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PETER QUALLO: It’s easy for Quallo, because apart from him there hasn’t been a player with a Q in Dortmund’s history. Played 22 BL games in the early 1990s and now plays in the tradition self. Worked in a BVB fan shop in Dortmund.

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LARS RICKEN: Ricken or Marco Reus, both boys from Dortmund – that was the question here. But Rickens Heber in the 1997 CL final against Juventus, who brought the title and was voted BVB’s goal of the century, remains unmatched by Reus (for the time being).

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MATTHIAS SAMMER: Two times champion in Dortmund, CL winner and Europe’s footballer of the year. The 2002 championship was his biggest trick as a coach. At that time he was 34 – younger was no master coach. On the other hand, Nuri Sahin can do nothing.

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HANS TILKOWSKI: While the choice is huge with S, there are only 16 players with T. The goalkeeper, who played 81 BL games between 1963 and 1967 and was in the German box at Wembley, won the DFB Cup in 1965 and the European Cup in 1966 with BVB.

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KLAUS ULLRICH: As with Quallo, it is now very lonely – Ullrich is actually the only BVB player from the 1947/48 season whose last name begins with U. He only played one game, in the 1953/54 season.

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MIRKO VOTAVA: There isn’t much going on at V either, there were six other players to choose from alongside Votava. He was awarded the contract because he played 267 times for BVB between 1974 and 1982 (28 goals).

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ROMAN WEIDENFELLER: It’s also obvious with the letter W, although Christian Wörns and Reinhold Wosab represent serious competition. 349 BL games and the titles of Jürgen Klopp’s era are already a board.

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X: Twelve players have the letter X in their first names – like Axel Witsel – but none of them in their last names. Unsurprisingly, of course, but it’s the only letter that has to do without a player.

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MALLAM YAHAYA: The Ghanaian with shirt number 16 came to the BVB amateurs from Turin in 1993 and became Dortmund’s first African player in the club’s history in 1994/95. Used five times between 1994 and 1997.

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MICHAEL ZORC: Way down the alphabet is what is probably the greatest BVB legend. “Susi” made a total of 463 appearances for Borussia from 1981 to 1998 (131 goals). After 44 years in a row at the club, he resigned from his position in the summer.

BVB, News: Terzic with a lot of praise for Bellingham

Jude Bellingham has played every competitive game for BVB so far this season and impressed with strong performances. Before BVB’s game against Union Berlin on Sunday, BVB coach Terzic praised him in the highest tones.

“It’s extraordinary that a 19-year-old plays like that,” said the BVB coach. “I think he’s performing at a very consistent level this season. We also discussed it last week that it was about finding a bit of balance and not playing your own game. I think that has been the case he’s improved significantly, but we have to remind him more often that it stays that way.”

Nevertheless, Terzic still sees room for improvement with the Englishman: “He scored a lot of goals for us, especially in the Champions League, but not yet in the Bundesliga. He left a few things behind.” Bellingham missed a few more chances against Hertha BSC, but this time he should “do it a little better in Berlin,” added his coach with a wink.

BVB, News: Facts about the game against Union Berlin

In Sunday’s game against Union Berlin, BVB meets the top of the table. Dortmund should better score the first goal if you want to be victorious in the end.

The background is that so far in all eight competitive games between the Berliners and the black and yellow team, the team that was able to take a 1-0 lead has won the pitch.

Alongside FC Bayern and Eintracht Frankfurt, Dortmund is the only team in the Bundesliga that has lost against Union Berlin four times.

BVB: The upcoming games of Borussia Dortmund

date	Opponent	venue	contest
Sunday October 16th	Union Berlin	Old forester’s house, Berlin	Bundesliga, 10th matchday
Tuesday 19 October	Hannover 96	Heinz von Heiden Arena, Hanover	DFB Cup, 2nd round
Saturday October 22nd	VfB Stuttgart	Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund	Bundesliga, 11th matchday