Schlotterbeck signs new BVB deal: cult coach Neururer speaks out | OneFootball

What took a long time finally turned out well. Or so it seemed, at least. Nico Schlotterbeck (26) signed a contract in Dortmund until 2031. But there is a catch: the deal apparently includes a release clause.

“All you can really do is shake your head at it,” cult coach Peter Neururer expresses a clear opinion in his column on wettfreunde.net. The 70-year-old football coach suspects “tactical maneuvering” on the player’s side. “So there can be no talk of one hundred percent conviction,” he speculates.

Three top clubs will be able to make a move next summer if they want to sign BVB’s defensive leader, including Liverpool FC and Real Madrid. Bayern Munich, however, is not part of that select group. According to BILD, interested clubs would have to put 50 to 60 million euros on the table. However, the release clause is only valid until mid-July 2026.

“A strange release clause”

Neururer does not mince his words and calls the agreement between Schlotterbeck and Borussia Dortmund “a strange release clause.” It applies only in the event of a move “to certain clubs, within a certain period, within the next few months, so after the World Cup.” The arrangement is met with little understanding from the coaching legend.

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The contract extension was announced during the match against Bayer Leverkusen (0:1). Whistles could be heard at Signal Iduna Park, and they did not escape Neururer either. He recalls: “Stadium announcer Norbert Dickel, full of joy, with a slight undertone: Schlotterbeck has made his decision, he is staying. And a chorus of whistles among the fans, starting from the Südtribüne at Borussia Dortmund.” The expressions of displeasure had “reasons,” Neururer suspects — and he points to the controversial release clause.

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