Bizarre transfer: BVB sign the ‘turf pope’ | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund have already made moves in the transfer market this summer, signing, among others, Kaua Prates and Joane Gadou. Now the club have an unusual transfer in the works.

The plan is for Dortmund to be better positioned in every area than they were in the past. As is now clear, that does not only include the squad. The coaching staff and the team around it are also important.

According to matching reports from BILD and the Watford Observer, Borussia Dortmund have signed an award-winning groundskeeper: Scott Tingley is joining BVB as Head of Grounds and will start in October.

Dortmund are leaving nothing to chance

What sounds a little curious at first can definitely make sense. A good pitch is especially beneficial when a team has footballing advantages. And that is exactly the case for BVB in many Bundesliga matches.

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And it is set to be a wide-ranging appointment. Together with his team, he will not only look after the pitch at Signal Iduna Park, but also the pitches at the training ground in Brackel as well as at the Rote Erde stadium.

For the moment, nothing has been officially confirmed yet, but everything points to Dortmund pulling off this coup soon and being able to confirm it.

BVB boss Lars Ricken has already confirmed that the deal is close to being completed: “We said that we want to improve in every area and we are very pleased that we are getting an outstanding man in Scott Tingley.”

Even so, the final details still need to be sorted out, and the contract has not yet been signed. Tingley is regarded as an absolute authority in his field. Groundskeeping was practically in his blood. His father had already made a career of looking after the sacred turf at Wembley Stadium.

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