Plenty of praise for Julian Brandt – growing chances of a new contract? | OneFootball

Because Serhou Guirassy signaled during the warm-up that the thigh problems he had been experiencing for several days would not allow him to play, Julian Brandt was unexpectedly included in Borussia Dortmund's starting line-up on Saturday. He contributed significantly to the 2:0 away win against 1. FSV Mainz 05 with two perfect assists for Daniel Svensson and Karim Adeyemi.

"Of course it was a bit surprising that I was playing from the start. It's like being thrown into cold water. It's definitely different," Brandt himself gave a brief insight into his emotions before the kick-off on "Sky", but then drew a positive conclusion: "I am all the happier about our performance. We knew how hard it is here in Mainz, but we defended well again and the goals were scored up front."

While Brandt himself was modest and did not want to put his own performance in the foreground, there was public praise from coach Niko Kovac: "Julian is doing a really good job. I know exactly what Jule can do. He is an important player for the club and I hope he stays with us for a long time," the BVB coach also hinted at wanting to work with Brandt beyond his current contract end on June 30, 2026.

Lars Ricken is full of praise

The officials around sporting director Sebastian Kehl have been keeping a low profile on this matter recently, but Brandt's performances are of course the best self-promotion. This is also true with regard to other clubs, as Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur from the English Premier League are also said to be interested.

The fact that Brandt could have a long-term perspective in Dortmund is also suggested by the praising words of managing director Lars Ricken in "kicker": "The things that Jule shows, you can hardly learn. He instinctively moves into the right spaces, plays the passes at the right pace," said Ricken, who was thrilled by Brandt's unplanned appearance in Mainz: "It was an outstanding reaction from him to come in at such short notice and then decide the game like that."

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