Last Thursday, the bosses had another metting - the so-called "elephant round". Matthias Sammer, Sven Mislintat, Lars Ricken, Sebastian Kehl and Nuri Sahin were present. The first important decision: Sahin is firmly in the saddle.

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#BVB The bosses expressed their confidence in him and emphasised the process that Sahin would have to go through with the team. That the game against Leipzig showed what the team can do and all the injuries the club has are difficult to absorb.

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Cole Campbell:

"The level and tempo of the professionals is of course much higher compared to the U19s. Every pass has to be spot on. The team-mates and opponents are of course also bigger and stronger. Everything is a level higher here."

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#BVB "This is an important season for me. I want to make the breakthrough with the professionals. I have to work hard for that and then we'll see what's possible. I hope I get my chance soon."

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Nuri Sahin:

"Gio Reyna will be out, has picked up an injury with the national team. Schlotti is suspended. Everything else should be okay. That would mean that Serhou will be involved."

#BVB On Ramy Bensebaini:

"I like the player. I already liked him at Gladbach. Now it's all about bringing that onto the pitch. We will support him in this."

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Nuri Sahin on his first few weeks as BVB coach:

"It feels very, very good. I'm ready, my team is ready. We start with the cup, which is very important to us. The interim summary of the first few weeks is very good."

#BVB About the new hierarchy in the team:

"I'm a big fan of hierarchies. Performance always has to be delivered. I have the feeling that something is developing. We also have some boys who have joined us and want to take on responsibility."

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Niklas Süle:

"It was probably the most intense summer of my life. But it was also urgently needed after a year that I personally couldn't be satisfied with at all, in which I fell far short of my expectations."

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#BVB Q: You lost your regular place and are no longer in the national team

"These are all things for which I am entirely to blame. I didn't deserve to be nominated by Julian Nagelsmann for the European Championship."

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Sven Mislintat is said to have exceeded his authority on several occasions and is said to have had disputes with his superiors Lars Ricken, Sebastian Kehl and coach Nuri Sahin.

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#BVB The division of responsibilities was clearly discussed. Mislintat is said to work with Kehl and Ricken and use his network and eye for potential transfers. He is not responsible for negotiations with clubs and players. Mislintat did not adhere to this.

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🚨 Mats Hummels on two games in Stuttgart in the DFB Pokal and league:

"I was furious because I was of the opinion that Borussia Dortmund shouldn't play like that - against any opponent in the world."

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#BVB "[...] I didn't think it could go on like this. I felt insulted in my honour to stand on the pitch in that kit. So submissive, so inferior in footballing terms. The two Stuttgart games and the away game in Leverkusen. That was barricading with 11 men in the box."

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Borussia Dortmund is suing PSG and has lodged a complaint to the 'Football Supporters Europe'. FSE is a fans' organisation that officially cooperates with UEFA.

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#BVB Borussia Dortmund are complaining that they did not receive enough tickets for the match in Paris - 480 tickets too few. PSG claimed before the game that the Paris police had wanted it that way. However, an enquiry revealed that this was not true at all.

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Julian Brandt:

"When the basically good-natured Südtribüne, where I really appreciate the fans for their support and their fine sense is booing as loudly as after the 2:2 against Heidenheim, it must be clear to everyone: Something is fundamentally wrong here!"

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#BVB "When you lead 2-0 at halftime, that's when you have to win the game. Full stop. We have created this drama ourselves."

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The Borussia Dortmund dressing room is glad that Jude Bellingham is no longer there. His transfer was probably beneficial for the climate within the dressing room. A kind of mood has built up against the Englishman.

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#BVB Above all, these 3 points massively disturbed a part of the team:

- One of the biggest issues is that Bellingham often waited after games for the team to thank the fans for their support. Only then did he make his way to the stands to receive applause on his own.

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Sascha Stegemann:

"After looking at it, it is a penalty kick in the situation with Adeyemi for BVB. However, I didn't see it that way at all on the pitch. The defender had a lot of pace and I was sure Adeyemi had put his leg in."

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#BVB "Of course, the video assistant looked at the scene and assessed it. The assessment was that it was not an obvious mistake, so there was no recommendation that I watch it again myself. If I had doubts about my decision, then that would have been an option, yes."

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Julien Duranville starts training. However, he is not expected to fight any hard duels yet, as his red shirt indicates. Since January, the Belgian lives in Dortmund, in addition to his talent, he also brought a muscle injury in the thigh.

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#BVB Three times the affected area hurt, it even came to a partial muscle tear because RSC Anderlecht did not take the regeneration carefully. Therefore, the agenda in Dortmund is to prepare the 16-year-old physically carefully. Dortmund is not worried.

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Marco Rose was sacked by Borussia Dortmund 286 days ago. This is how the dismissal really went: After the last game of the season against Hertha BSC, the coach celebrated with bosses and players.

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#BVB First in the VIP area of the stadium, the football pension of Michael Zorc and then Rose went with his family to the celebration of former physiotherapist Thomas Zetzmann, who left the club after the season.

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For Mats Hummels there are 3 options how to proceed. A decision is expected at the end of March or beginning of April.

Option 1: Contract extension with Borussia Dortmund. [...]

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#BVB However, this would only be conceivable at greatly reduced conditions. His current salary is said to be around 10 million euros. In the case of a contract extension, the salary would be only about half of that. In addition, it would be strongly performance-related. [...]

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NEW: Borussia Dortmund is extending its pain threshold for Moukoko. The club would grant Patrick Williams an extra payment of 5 million euros. In addition, the club offers a 4-year contract + option, [...]

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#BVB [...] an annual salary of up to 6 million and a signing bonus of over 10 million euros. In addition, the agent would receive the usual commission of 10% of Moukoko's salary and, ideally, a further 2.4 million euros. All in all, a 40 million euro package for an 18-year-old.

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Julian Brandt:

"I took a huge step forward in the summer. It all feels lighter for me again. I have developed after the talks with Edin. I know how to go into tackles, what I have to do when I'm working against the ball, [...]"

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#BVB [...] so that I can compete at the very highest level and be in the first eleven. It took me a while to finally understand that. Better late than never.

When it comes to a 1-on-1 situation, the opponent can't get past me so easily, I've realised that by now."

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Things are getting tight for Emre Can at Borussia Dortmund.

Salih Özcan recently joked in a media round that it was already tight on the bus. The 24-year-old feels comfortable in the centre, where Mo Dahoud has been missing in recent months.

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#BVB Now he has recovered from his shoulder injury and is pushing for his place in the first eleven. Salih Özcan could therefore come onto the bench.

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Sébastien Haller on the most emotional message during the time when the diagnosis came:

"When I came home, my wife had prepared some small posters with the messages of my family. Mom, dad, brother, sister. That was actually the most emotional thing."

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#BVB "But there were also an incredible number of uplifting messages from the football world; I can't even list all the people. The president of the Ivory Coast was there, my ex-clubs and of course a lot of players, but I'd like to keep the messages to myself."

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Jude Bellingham has still not made a decision on whether or not he will leave Borussia Dortmund in the summer. No talks are planned in Marbella either.

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#BVB In principle, the Englishman could well imagine to go to Real Madrid, Liverpool or Man City. A few months ago, SPORT1 already reported that BVB would make Jude Bellingham a top earner if he stayed beyond 2023. However, there has not yet been an offer from BVB.

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Sebastian Kehl:

"That was far too little of everything, and that's what our players heard today. It was clear that there would not be a game with many chances, Union has not conceded six goals for nothing."

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#BVB "We often make it too easy for such opponents. We scored both goals ourselves, so to speak. [...] The form curve is not exactly pointing upwards. We had an emotional game against Bayern, we were also good in Sevilla, and to be honest, that was all just a few days ago."

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🎙 Thomas Meunier on Axel Witsel:

"I wouldn't say he's become unwanted in Dortmund. There are clubs where players are sent back to the B or C core and you don't hear from them anymore. They are given a hard time, etc."

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#BVB "What I like here at Borussia is that if you are correct with people, people are correct with you.  Axel has always behaved professionally and correctly towards the club. His adventure in Dortmund seems to be coming to an end, [...]"

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