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After Ole Book’s first weeks at Borussia Dortmund, the structural rebuild is gathering pace. A new manager is set to significantly improve one area in particular at BVB.

At Borussia Dortmund, the structural overhaul is continuing to move forward. The new sporting director, Ole Book, has identified the handling of loan players in particular as a key problem area after his first weeks in office — and is pushing ahead with the necessary changes.

As WAZ reports, a so-called loan and pathway manager is set to be appointed soon. This role will focus specifically on planning and overseeing loan deals. Although the position had already been advertised before Book took office, the 40-year-old apparently sees further room for improvement here.

In future, loans will be examined more closely: on the one hand, the playing style of the receiving club must be a better fit with Dortmund’s philosophy; on the other, it must be ensured that the players actually get regular minutes in their positions. That this has not always worked recently is shown, among other things, by the case of Kjell Wätjen. The midfielder only played irregularly at VfL Bochum — partly because the club prioritized its own talents. Such a situation is not supposed to happen again in the future.

Fisnik Asllani praises BVB sporting director Ole Book

At present, four BVB professionals are out on loan, including goalkeeper Diant Ramaj as well as attacking players Cole Campbell and Julien Duranville. Their prospects in Dortmund remain uncertain, especially given the strong competition within the squad.

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Book brings extensive experience with loan deals from his time at SV Elversberg. There, he specifically convinced young players to join, as striker Fisnik Asllani said on the Bild podcast Phrasenmäher: “He really gave me the feeling that he absolutely wanted to have me.” Looking back, he even thought, “that I’d be stupid not to do it.”

This kind of persuasion is now also expected to play a bigger role at BVB. The reason is the growing number of talents aiming to make the step up to professional football but who cannot immediately be given playing time. Following relegation to the Regionalliga West, the U23 is now only of limited suitability as a development step.

One thing is clear: under Book, the handling of loan players is set to become significantly more strategic and professional — an area that is likely to carry more weight at BVB in the future.

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