Dortmund’s transfer policy seems timid to some. BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl has justified himself in an interview.

Sebastian Kehl, BVB’s sporting director, is working to refine Dortmund’s squad. A defender is being sought, Armel Bella-Kotchap could come, a striker, wing-backs.

Meanwhile, Dortmund’s sporting director gave an interview to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur and also talked about a supposed dispute with coach Edin Terzic due to the transfer policy. “That’s total nonsense,” Sebastian Kehl declared.

BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl: “Friction will and must always exist”.

He would work very closely with Terzic, Kehl said. “We were amused by how it was reported at points and in the end one wrote off the other. Basically, there will and must always be friction. In every company. In every association. Without friction, without different opinions, without an argumentative exchange, only pats on the back and self-congratulation arise. That would not be a breeding ground for success.”

BVB: Sebastian Kehl wanted to sign Edson Alvarez from Ajax Amsterdam

According to information from this editorial team, however, there were disagreements. Kehl had spoken out in favour of Edson Alvarez from Ajax Amsterdam, had even initiated this transfer, but Terzic and managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke were not convinced of the transfer. Instead, Emre Can was strengthened and his contract extended. The international even succeeded Marco Reus and took over the captaincy.

So far, BVB has only signed Felix Nmecha, Marcel Sabitzer and Ramy Bensebaini. He does not feel any pressure, Sebastian Kehl said. “We brought in seven new players last summer, two in the winter, now another three, so twelve in total. If that’s cautious – okay. And let’s be honest: even if we had the absolutely perfect squad, there would be pressure from outside in this day and age. “