Overview
- Club and medical staff confirmed that new signing Giannis Konstantelias had a successful cruciate ligament operation and has begun rehabilitation.
- Konstantelias suffered the knee injury during Dortmund’s 2-0 win over Hamburger SV and is expected to be sidelined for several months.
- The operation was performed by knee specialist Thore Zantop, who shared a hospital photo of Konstantelias giving a thumbs-up with his left leg bandaged.
- Teenage teammate Konstantinos Karetsas left Dortmund’s Champions League game against Villarreal with circulatory complaints, was taken to hospital and will miss matches while further tests are carried out.
- The club faces near-term roster disruption because the reported €26 million summer signing will be unavailable for months and Dortmund must monitor Karetsas’s test results and adjust squad plans accordingly.