‘Pure creativity’, ‘great potential’: BVB sporting director Book raves | OneFootball

Big turnout in Dortmund-Brackel: In perfect summer weather, BVB held a public training session on Wednesday around noon in front of about 1,100 enthusiastic fans. Alongside the action on the pitch, the main focus was on sporting director Ole Book (40) .

With a transfer fee of more than €30 million, Konstantinos Karetsas (18) is one of the most expensive signings in the club’s history. “With his creativity and football intelligence, Kos will enrich our team. He is technically very accomplished and has the ability to find quick solutions in tight spaces, especially in the final third,” Book praised the attacking midfielder during his presentation a few days ago.

The sporting director was full of praise again on Wednesday. “He is pure creativity, a technically very accomplished player,” Book said. He described Karetsas’ displays on the pitch as “very active, lively.” The young Greek is “equipped with a good burst of speed and very good technique” and has “great potential.” However, the manager also called for “time and patience,” as there is “still a bit of a way to go” for the former KRC Genk professional.

“Not a major upheaval”

With Julian Brandt (30), Karim Adeyemi (24), Niklas Süle (30), and Salih Özcan (28), BVB have lost four players who at least belonged to the extended core squad. But Book does not fear a major loss of quality. “It’s not the major upheaval that many may have feared at various times,” the Beckum native said with satisfaction.

In addition, the Black and Yellows have kept “a great many key performers and top players.” Those in charge at the runners-up are “very happy about that for the time being.” He added optimistically: “On top of that, we have brought in some exciting new signings who bring exactly the qualities we wanted in those positions.”

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Emre Can (32) and Nico Schlotterbeck (26), two important professionals, are both out long term. It is probably not only the players themselves who are eagerly awaiting the day of their return. But Book urged caution: “Even for very experienced doctors and our rehab coaches, it is very difficult to look into the future. No one – and certainly not I – can say exactly how much longer it will take.” However, both are “fully motivated every day in their rehab and in training.”

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