Despite celebration row: ex-BVB Brunner earns first Germany U21 call-up | OneFootball

For a long time, things had been quiet around Paris Brunner (20). But now the former Dortmund player is making plenty of headlines again – both positive and negative.

His seasonal record is impressive. Across all competitions, the striker has scored five goals in six matches for AS Monaco. After four matchdays in Ligue 1, Monaco remain unbeaten and sit second in the table – level on points with leaders OSC Lille.

But last Saturday (12 September), Brunner did not only turn the opposing fans against him. He celebrated his equalizer in the 1-1 draw with a throat-slitting gesture in front of the opposing stand. Afterwards, he said there had been taunts and insults directed at his family beforehand. Disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the youngster, who had already attracted negative attention during his time at BVB. The former U17 world and European champion is facing a suspension.

Although punishment for Brunner is still on the table, he will be available for his club’s match against RC Lens on Friday (18 September, 8:45 p.m.), according to Sport1. The reason for this decision is mainly technical, as the committee of the French league association (LFP) will not deal with the matter until next Wednesday. Because of this schedule, any potential ruling will have no immediate effect on the next matches, since a suspension would only come into force after the international break.

Praise from Klopp

His coach Filipe Luís (41) has backed Brunner, without downplaying the incident. Instead, the Brazilian highlighted the attacker’s immediate remorse: “Paris is a very passionate, intense boy. He made a mistake, realized it immediately and apologized.”

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Despite the turbulence, Germany U21 head coach Antonio Di Salvo (47) called up the former BVB gem to his squad for the upcoming three qualification matches for next summer’s European Championship in Serbia and Albania. After the two away fixtures in Latvia (26 September, 6 p.m.) and Malta (30 September, 7 p.m.), there will be a home game. On 6 October (6 p.m.), Germany will face Georgia in Bielefeld.

Brunner, who already has 53 youth international caps and 34 goals to his name, can hope to make his debut for the U21s – and perhaps even more. Jürgen Klopp (59) also has him on his radar. On Thursday, the coach admitted that he had been looking at the former BVB player. “He has been a huge talent for years,” the new national coach praised him, according to kicker.

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