Overview

• Borussia Dortmund and Matthias Sammer are closing in on a new two-year contract that will be signed after the Club World Cup.
• The deal slashes his salary from €600,000 to €300,000 per season.
• Sammer’s duties will shift to providing strategic advice to sporting director Lars Ricken, excluding him from day-to-day club operations.
• He will no longer appear as a television expert for Dortmund matches, addressing concerns over his public criticism of the team under coach Nuri Sahin.
• The arrangement follows a broader management reshuffle, with Hans-Joachim Watzke set to depart and Ricken consolidating decision-making powers.