Overview
- Borussia Dortmund confirmed Kovac's contract runs to June 30, 2029 and multiple outlets on Wednesday reported that the new terms include a termination provision that ends the contract immediately and pays the coach 50% of his remaining salary.
- The payout and bonus details come from Sport Bild and were carried by ran/Joyn and DerWesten, which also reported a reported base pay of about €5 million a year plus sizeable bonuses such as roughly €1.2 million for the Bundesliga title, €500,000 for the DFB‑Pokal and a multi‑million payout tied to Champions League success.
- Reporters say the extension was signed one day before Dortmund's away match at FK Bodø/Glimt and that Kovac's assistants, including his brother Robert and Filip Tapalovic, remain on the coaching staff.
- Fan reaction after Dortmund's recent Champions League win has been sharply critical, with supporters on X questioning the timing and wisdom of a long‑term deal given recent inconsistent domestic results and fixture congestion.
- If the reported clause is accurate the club could remove Kovac from day‑to‑day duties without paying full remaining salary while Kovac would be free to seek other jobs immediately, a setup that alters dismissal incentives for both sides though the club has not publicly confirmed every contractual detail.