Kovac set for extension: Borussia Dortmund’s roadmap | OneFootball

After strong performances under coach Niko Kovac, BVB want to extend his contract. Before that, however, Borussia Dortmund have other important personnel decisions to make.

Borussia Dortmund face important personnel decisions in the coming weeks. Alongside the future of the club’s management, head coach Niko Kovac is now the main focus. BVB want to continue working with the 54-year-old. Before any deal is signed, however, a clear order is to be followed.

According to information from Ruhr Nachrichten, the club first wants to extend the contracts of managing directors Lars Ricken, Carsten Cramer, and Thomas Treß. Only after that will Kovac’s future be settled definitively. Internally, there are said to be no doubts about continuing with the coach.

Ricken confirmed that both sides are already dealing with the issue. “Of course we’ve already talked about what the roadmap looks like. For now, it was important to first get through the transfer window and the first run of midweek matches.” Not least, the sporting results speak in Kovac’s favor. Since taking over, the team have stabilized and established themselves at the top of the Bundesliga. In addition, the coach has an outstanding average of 2.17 points per game.

Ricken full of praise for BVB coach Kovac

Ricken said: “He has now managed 52 Bundesliga matches for us, and I assume he is still the coach with the best points-per-game average in Borussia Dortmund’s history — so a big compliment to him as well.” Off the pitch too, the foundations for continuing the partnership appear to be in place.

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A close relationship of trust is said to have developed between Kovac and the BVB decision-makers. Accordingly, both sides are relaxed about the still unresolved contract situation. “I think that applies to both of us, and I believe a real relationship of trust has grown there,” Ricken explained after the 1-0 win in Stuttgart.

So there appears to be no sense of urgency at BVB. The basic decision to continue working together is said to have been made long ago. Once the contract matters at management level have been clarified, Kovac is likely to be next. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, the extension could be made official by the next international break in November.

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