Talks progressing: Emre Can and Julian Brandt close to signing until 2028 | OneFootball

With Niklas Süle, Salih Özcan, and Pascal Groß, there are currently still three professionals in Borussia Dortmund’s squad whose contracts expire on June 30, 2026, and who have no future at BVB beyond that. For two other players with expiring contracts, however, a continued collaboration appears to be on the horizon.

According to Sport Bild, talks between BVB on one side and Julian Brandt and Emre Can on the other are well advanced. With both veterans, who have been wearing the black and yellow jersey since 2019 and 2020 respectively, the club intends to finalize matters in the coming weeks. Brandt and Can are expected to sign new contracts in January or, at the latest, in February, each running until 2028.

Salaries Largely Unchanged

Contrary to expectations prior to the talks, Brandt and Can apparently will not have to accept any financial concessions. According to Sport Bild, the duo’s salaries are not expected to change significantly. Can would therefore continue to earn around nine million euros per season, while Brandt would remain at around eight million euros.

The evidently made decision to offer Brandt and Can largely unchanged salaries likely has a very simple reason: several weeks ago, it was concluded that it would be significantly more expensive to sign external replacements of the same quality than to keep the two veterans at the club.

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