On probation: These two BVB stars face Dortmund exit | OneFootball

Emre Can and Niklas Süle are struggling with injuries and expiring contracts. The time for the top-earning duo at Borussia Dortmund could soon be running out.

Borussia Dortmund is facing important personnel decisions. The future of Emre Can and Niklas Süle is particularly uncertain. Both veterans are among the top earners in the squad but are currently battling injuries and risk having to leave the club next summer.

Can has been sidelined since July with persistent adductor problems. Already in the final stretch of the 2024/25 season, he played according to information from BILD in pain and even with injections, but has not yet recovered from the consequences. Behind the scenes at BVB, it is even speculated that he has developed a pubic bone inflammation.

Süle, on the other hand, suffered a muscle bundle tear in his calf during the 1-2 season opener against Juventus Turin. Since then, he has also been unavailable. The central defender was able to complete large parts of the preparation.

The contracts of both players end next summer. According to Bild, their chances of an extension decrease "dramatically" with each game they miss. The duo is said to be "on probation."

BVB Duo Under Pressure: Can and Süle Face the End

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Can and Süle can only recommend themselves for new contracts through consistently strong performances. Currently, however, they cannot promote themselves – their departure from Dortmund is thus "automatically getting closer."

The focus is not only on the sporting but also on the economic aspects. Süle is said to earn around 14 million euros annually, Can about ten million. Given the high salaries, the sporting management expects both to be consistently key players – which has recently hardly been the case.

Sports director Sebastian Kehl recently made it clear to WAZ: "Next summer we indeed have a few expiring contracts and will therefore closely examine this season: With which players do we want to continue planning, and from which will we part?" He considers a restructuring after the season conceivable: "Decisions are pending, which are quite normal in football and are also planned through contract durations. This not only involves risk but also an opportunity."

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