Football international Karim Adeyemi has admitted that the circumstances surrounding his move from Salzburg to Borussia Dortmund temporarily threw himself off course.

“Looking back, maybe I could have handled it differently,” said the 20-year-old in an interview with transfermarkt.de: “I had some not so good games in the spring, which might also have had something to do with my open situation. Next time I’ll know how to deal with it.”

The transfer had “already dragged on a bit”, said the striker. He said it was clear to him early on that he wanted to go to Dortmund, but “it was a bit of a hassle that it still wasn’t finished and people were still negotiating or discussing. “