Borussia Dortmund ultras send message to the club’s hierarchy | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund are going through somewhat of a tumultuous spell at the moment following the sacking of Nuri Sahin while there’s a power struggle at the top, and now the club’s ultras have sent a message to the club’s hierarchy from the Südtribune.

“Address the elephants in the room … the problems are not stood on the touchline.”

This comes after Sky Germany reported that sporting director Sebastian Kehl and squad planner Sven Mislintat are at the centre of a power struggle. When it comes to transfers, the pair have different views: The arrivals of Waldemar Anton and Pascal Groß were Mislintat’s ideas, while Yan Couto and Maximilian Beier were Sebastian Kehl’s ideas. The only player the pair agreed on was the signing of Serhou Guirassy.

Meanwhile, Kehl is said to be in a very weak position, especially as he was not promoted to be Hans-Joachim Watzke’s replacement and Lars Ricken was handed the role instead. On top of this, Kehl has lost Slaven Stanic and Eduard Graf from the Dortmund staff who were pro-Kehl.

While Sahin’s tactics and results may not have been up to par, there’s certainly more going on behind the scenes.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder