“No game-changers”: Ricken explains departures around Adeyemi | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund have already made some moves in the transfer market this summer, and more are still to come. Karim Adeyemi is on the verge of joining FC Barcelona. Essentially, everything has already been sorted out.

Julian Brandt has also already left BVB. Both of them, of course, need to be replaced. That is exactly what Dortmund’s decision-makers are currently working on.

Lars Ricken has now given an update on Dortmund’s plans and also spoke about why players like Brandt — and soon Adeyemi as well — no longer play a role.

Ricken explains: BVB will still make moves

“With Karim, we have probably let four players go now. Unfortunately, none of them were game-changers for us last season anymore,” Ricken said to Sky.

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At the same time, Ricken emphasized that reinforcements have already arrived as well: “But we’ve also already brought in three players. I think Gadou has strengthened us immediately. Prates and Lerma are also young players who have now come in. I also think players like Luca Reggiani and Samuele Inacio will have a bigger impact now — they can also be players who feel like new signings.”

In addition, players who were still more in the adaptation phase last season are expected to play a bigger role. “There are also players we signed last season, like Carney Chukwuemeka or Jobe Bellingham, from whom we also expect the next step,” Ricken continued.

Meanwhile, it is no secret that Dortmund are currently looking intensively at the market. “We still want to make one, two, maybe three more transfers. But we also want to make the right transfers. That’s why we’re taking our time,” Ricken urged patience. Things currently do not look bad regarding Konstantinos Karetsas. He is expected to join BVB from Genk as Brandt’s replacement.

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