BVB bring in Book ally: how the club plan for Blacha | OneFootball

After Ole Book’s move, Borussia Dortmund are working on the next personnel matter behind the scenes. Trusted aide David Blacha is set to join BVB in the summer — but for good reason, only with a delay.

At Borussia Dortmund, the next personnel decision appears to be taking shape behind the scenes: As Ruhr Nachrichten report, David Blacha is on the verge of returning to BVB. The 35-year-old is expected to move to Strobelallee in the summer and once again work closely there with sporting director Ole Book.

According to the report, the timing is no coincidence. After his own move in the spring, Book deliberately decided against immediately bringing his most trusted confidant with him. The reason was his respectful handling of his previous club, SV Elversberg, which was in the middle of a crucial phase of the season — both in the promotion race and in planning for the upcoming transfer window. Blacha is now only expected to follow after the season has ended.

The connection between Book and Blacha goes back a long way. The two already played together as active professionals for RW Ahlen between 2009 and 2011. In Elversberg, that later developed into a close working relationship at management level.

BVB planning: What role will Blacha get in Dortmund?

While Book shaped the club’s sporting direction, Blacha quickly worked his way up after ending his career in 2023, going from scout to head of the licensed players department. Together, they turned a third-division side into a serious candidate for promotion to the Bundesliga.

Blacha’s desire to follow his superior to Dortmund is said to have been communicated internally at an early stage. SV Elversberg responded accordingly and restructured its sporting leadership: Christian Weber took over the role of sporting director, while Josef Welzmüller was installed as technical director.

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What exact role Blacha will take on at BVB is still unclear at present. What is clear, however, is that Dortmund’s decision-makers are likely hoping that the renewed collaboration with Book will bring a similar dynamic to the one seen previously in Saarland.

For Blacha, the move would also mark a return to his sporting roots. The Wickede native already played for Borussia Dortmund from youth level onward and progressed through all of the club’s academy teams up to the U19s. After a professional career featuring 77 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga and 320 in the 3. Liga, he could now return to his old club for the first time in a position of responsibility.

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