Overview

• The club announced a one-year extension on Tuesday, taking Kovač’s deal to June 2027.
• Kovač arrived in February with Dortmund 11th and delivered 22 of 24 points to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League.
• Managing director Lars Ricken and sporting director Sebastian Kehl hailed Kovač’s clear principles, intensity and passion.
• Dortmund opened with a 3-3 draw at St. Pauli, where stand-in Filippo Mané was sent off and is suspended for Sunday’s match against Union Berlin.
• Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle and Emre Can are injured in defense, and the club is reportedly in talks with Chelsea about center back Aaron Anselmino.