Rheinmetall takes stock, future as BVB partner uncertain | OneFootball

In 2024, BVB announced a partnership with Rheinmetall. It was quite controversial and drew criticism from many fans. Contractually, the partnership is still active until 2027.

Those in charge at the Black and Yellows have, of course, taken note of the critical voices among their own fans.

Just over a year ago, Rheinmetall itself had defended the partnership and pointed to the many positive aspects. “We work with Borussia Dortmund in a wide range of areas because there are many points of contact and shared values. At Rheinmetall, we have been running a comprehensive health management program with the corresponding structures for more than a decade,” it said at the time.

Positive interim conclusion: Rheinmetall future still open

Now, after a good two years of the partnership, Rheinmetall has drawn an interim conclusion. And according to Ruhr Nachrichten, it is quite positive. The company is said to have achieved important goals it had set for itself in advance.

Nevertheless, the question remains of what happens after 2027, when the current partnership ends. And no decision has been made on that yet. The future is open, and for the moment, an extension of the contract is not a topic being hotly discussed.

At BVB, they have to weigh things up anyway: the financial advantages are obvious, but on the other hand there are, of course, still the critical fans who never exactly welcomed the deal from the start—to put it mildly.

For the time being, no immediate news is expected. In Dortmund, the focus will now likely be more on seeing whether there could be new partners who might enrich the portfolio in place of Rheinmetall. And as long as no one is found in that regard, nothing will change.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.