"Completely baseless rumours" – Kehl angry over Chukwuemeka reports | OneFootball

Starting from the 65th minute, Carney Chukwuemeka was allowed to contribute to Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 away win at 1. FC Heidenheim and even had the chance to score a third goal in the 78th minute after a layoff from Felix Nmecha. Even before the match, the midfielder was in the spotlight for a different reason.

Asked by “Sky” about a report from “Ruhr Nachrichten,” which claimed that Chukwuemeka was suffering from persistent problems due to a loose body in his knee that was expected to be removed with surgery shortly before Christmas, sporting director Sebastian Kehl spoke plainly.

Clear words also from Niko Kovac

“That’s a Dortmund newspaper that brought this up. I can only say that this is a story that is completely made up,” Kehl firmly denied the report and sharply criticized the coverage: “We ourselves were very surprised and were not informed about this at all. I also think it’s not acceptable when rumors and voices about our players’ health conditions arise that are completely unfounded.”

In this context, Kehl also denied that any surgery was planned at all: “The player is here today, he’s playing. There is no operation planned for the winter either, just to make that clear.”

After the match, coach Niko Kovac made similar comments, referring to Chukwuemeka’s obviously trouble-free performance: “Normally, I don’t comment on rumors, but just the fact that the boy is bouncing around here like a little school kid shows that there’s nothing wrong,” said Kovac, who also unmistakably criticized the “Ruhr Nachrichten”: “Sometimes there are articles where I wonder: How do they come about?”

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