Overview

• Patrick Drewes joins from VfL Bochum on a contract through 2027 as the third-choice goalkeeper behind Gregor Kobel and Alexander Meyer.
• Drewes steps in for Marcel Lotka in the senior squad and will not be assigned to Dortmund’s under-23 team.
• Diant Ramaj, acquired from Ajax Amsterdam in January, will move on loan to a top-five European league club after insisting he needs regular first-team minutes.
• In December 2024, Drewes was struck in the head by a firecracker during Union Berlin’s match with Bochum, an incident that led to his hospitalization and a 0:2 forfeit award to Bochum.
• Both transfers were facilitated by the players’ shared agent, BMS Sportconsulting GmbH, streamlining Borussia Dortmund’s goalkeeper reshuffle.