Overview
- Sporting director Sebastian Kehl said he has only read the Barcelona rumors, with no calls or contact and no push from the striker to leave.
- Kehl noted that exceptionally large offers or any exit clauses would require consideration, though the transfer window is currently closed.
- Guirassy remains Dortmund’s leading finisher with 44 goals in 57 matches but has dipped below his usual level in recent games while playing through a painful thigh bruise.
- Nico Schlotterbeck has steadied the defense after a long meniscus layoff, holds a contract through 2027, and is attracting outside interest including reported attention from Barcelona and Bayern.
- Since his return, corner kicks have been reassigned from Schlotterbeck to Daniel Svensson and Julian Ryerson as Dortmund adjust set-piece roles.