BVB can obviously expect good chances that Denis Zakaria from league rival Gladbach will play for the Black and Yellows in the coming season. Lothar Matthäus took protection from Jude Bellingham after the incidents at the weekend. The athletically meaningless last group game is important for at least coach Marco Rose. News and rumors about Dortmund can be found here.
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BVB, rumor: Zakaria transfer is apparently taking shape
Looking for reinforcements for the coming season, BVB has been dealing with Denis Zakaria from league rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach for a long time – and is according to information from Sky by no means without a chance. Accordingly, there have already been “very good talks” and an agreement has already been reached on “certain points”. A change could already be made in winter, but it is still a long way from being decided.
Zakaria’s contract on the Lower Rhine expires after the season, so he could then leave the club for free. However, a move abroad also seems conceivable for the 25-year-old. In November reported the imagethat the Swiss would prefer to play in the Premier League in the future. As early as 2017, when Zakaria Gladbach joined, BVB showed great interest.
“I didn’t say that I definitely want to go,” Zakaria told her Rheinische Post explained. “I’ve always said that I felt comfortable in Gladbach. We’ll have to have more talks, I can’t say more about it yet.” Sports director Eberl recently said on the subject: “If he or another player signals to us that he wants to leave, we would be stupid not to deal with it.”
This also applies to a timely change: “If we hold someone who is injured in February, everyone says: ‘Max, how stupid were you?'” Before the 6-0 debacle against Freiburg, Eberl also made it clear, ” to have received no refusals “regarding Zakaria’s long-term stay with the foals.
BVB-News: Bellingham criticism? Matthew protects Dortmunders
Record national spier Lothar Matthäus defended BVB youngster Jude Bellingham after his emotional statement about referee Felix Zwayer after the 2: 3 in the top game against FC Bayern. “Today he might not say that by a long way. But I can understand his frustration and anger right after the end of the game,” wrote Matthäus in his Sky-Column.
Immediately after the final whistle, Bellingham had pointed out Zwayer’s role in the Robert Hoyzer manipulation scandal in view of the penalty decision for Bayern after Hummels handball and the missing penalty for BVB after contact between Lucas Hernandez and Marco Reus. “You give a referee who has already postponed a game the biggest game in Germany. What can you expect,” said the Englishman on Norwegian TV.
According to Matthew, these words were “inappropriate”, but: “The adrenaline and emotions are very difficult to control when you lose such an important game through controversial decisions.” One should now “not overdo it”, Bellingham should “donate a fine for a charitable cause and then that’s good”. What bothers him most, however, is that the two clubs Dortmund and Bayern “may have delivered the best Bundesliga game of the last decade” and are now only being discussed “about referees, penalties and player statements”.
Matthäus, on the other hand, does not see the role of Zwayer himself as completely uncritical. Among other things, this should have indicated after the game that there was an offside position before the Reus-Hernandez action. “If the referee and his many assistants announced this information on Saturday, then we wouldn’t be talking about Bellingham’s statements either. Unfortunately, too often they lay it down as they please.”
Zwayer’s statements “generally didn’t convince him”, although Matthäus stated: “The Dortmund player’s statements go too far and shouldn’t be repeated. Because even if you can discuss both penalty scenes, you have to say that they were scandalous Mr Zwayer’s decisions by no means and he did not refuse the game either. “
BVB, News: Rose announces changes against Besiktas
BVB will close the Champions League group stage against Besiktas in the evening (from 9 p.m. in the LIVETICKER). Although it is clear that Dortmund will certainly continue in the Europa League in the new year, coach Marco Rose demands a serious performance. “We want to straighten out a few things. We got the first two goals too easily against Bayern,” he said at the press conference on Monday.
BVB have recorded a few failures, including Julian Brandt, Emre Can and Thorgan Hazard. Erling Haaland should be spared. “We’ll still have a very, very good team on the field,” he said. Striker Steffen Tigges also made it clear: “The group is only about the golden pineapple, but we are athletes and always want to win.”
