Overview
- Mainstream reports say the club’s monetary sanction, promised in December, was pending the training‑camp conversation and had not yet been imposed.
- Sporting director Sebastian Kehl previously intervened to stop Adeyemi heading straight to the dressing room and publicly vowed a financial penalty for the behavior.
- Bild and SportBild report that executives Lars Ricken and Kehl led a crisis meeting in Marbella and decided on a high five‑figure fine of about €90,000 to be deducted from wages, with Kovač kept out of the disciplinary decision.
- Adeyemi’s recent conduct follows earlier legal headlines over a so‑called “mystery box,” adding sensitivity around his status as he remains under contract to 2027.
- Transfer speculation continues, with reports linking Liverpool, Barcelona and Manchester United and suggesting Dortmund would seek a high fee, including a Bild figure of about €60 million and a separate low opening bid rumor cited by DerWesten.