Overview
- New media reports quoting the penalty order and case file say the striker knew a package contained a knuckle‑duster knife, a knuckle‑duster and an electro‑impulse device, with the document noting he collected it in July 2024 or had it collected.
- Adeyemi previously apologized on Instagram, describing the purchase as a careless 'mystery box' order, while his lawyer now says the listing showed example weapons without specifying which items would arrive.
- The penalty order became final on October 30, imposing 60 day‑fines at €7,500 each for a total of €450,000, and the seized items were ordered confiscated.
- Borussia Dortmund and the DFB assigned sessions with children in Dortmund’s Nordstadtliga, and coach Niko Kovac said he will not exclude the player from the squad.
- Club officials emphasized that no one was harmed and that Adeyemi is not classified as previously convicted, as scrutiny over the discrepancy between his account and the documents intensifies.