“In the back of my mind”: Alexandra Popp hints at possible move to BVB | OneFootball

Will one of the best German female footballers of all time soon be wearing the Borussia Dortmund jersey? Alexandra Popp has won almost everything there is to win. It’s not out of the question that the 34-year-old attacking all-rounder could be playing for BVB from next summer.

Gold at the Olympic Games, two-time Champions League winner, seven-time German champion, and 13-time DFB Cup winner. In addition, experts have crowned Popp Germany’s Footballer of the Year three times. The native of Witten has a trophy cabinet that is more than well stocked.

VfL Wolfsburg without Popp seems unimaginable. Since 2012, the exceptional player has worn the green-and-white kit of the “Wölfinnen.” She has played 382 competitive matches for the Lower Saxony side, scoring 192 goals. For the national team, she has also played 137 matches and scored 64 times. Her contract with VfL ends this summer.

Popp took her first footballing steps at the age of just four with her hometown club FC Schwarz-Weiß Silschede. After stints at 1. FFC Recklinghausen and FCR Duisburg, she joined the Wolfsburg team—and a world-class career took its course.

Will the veteran find her way back to the Ruhr region at the end of this season? Joining BVB is “still in the back of my mind,” the 34-year-old now reveals in an interview with Kicker. Popp adds: “I’m not making a secret of it.” But she also qualifies: “Whether this year would be the right time is hard to say.”

Wolfsburg still in the race

This season, Popp has made 21 appearances across all competitions, scoring twelve goals and providing five assists. In the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg is in second place, six points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Internationally, VfL is also still in the running. In the Champions League playoffs, the Lower Saxony team will face Juventus Turin.

Popp leaves her future open in the interview. “It’s possible that I’ll stay in Wolfsburg,” says the 34-year-old, not wanting to commit. “But it could also be that I’ll play elsewhere after this season, or not play at all.”

The Dortmund women, currently second in the Regionalliga West, are aiming for promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. Having an Alexandra Popp in their own ranks soon would certainly provide a motivational boost.

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