Borussia Dortmund - Black and Yellow

B V Borussia Dortmund: Squad Overview

Goalkeepers
Roman Weidenfeller, Mitchell Langerak, Johannes Focher

Defenders
Raphaël Varane, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Erik Durm, Thiago Casasola (joins 11th August 2013), Mats Hummels, Neven Subotic, Alexander Milosevic, Jonathan Silva, Marcel Schmelzer, and Lukasz Piszczek

Midfielders
Kevin Großkreutz, Sebastian Kehl, Nuri Sahin, Sven Bender, ?lkay Gündo?an, Jakub B?aszczykowski, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Jonas Hofmann, Moritz Leitner, and Marco Reus

Forwards
Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Marvin Ducksh.

Total Players: 26

Monthly Review - August 2013

DFB Pokal

BVB
Raphaël Varane (7)
Lukasz Piszczek (21)
Tom Christian Merkens (24 o.g.)
Marcel Schmelzer (27)
Raphaël Varane (38)
Michael Hohnstedt (66 o.g.)
Marcel Schmelzer (77)

Raphaël Varane 9.4

Bundesliga

BVB
?lkay Gündo?an (34)

Nuri Sahin 9.0

Bundesliga

BVB
Marco Reus (5)
Marcel Schmelzer (10)
Marco Reus (12)
?lkay Gündo?an (14)
Marcel Schmelzer (31)
Neven Subotic (54)

Marco Reus 9.6

Bundesliga

BVB
Nuri Sahin (28)
Marco Reus (62)

Nuri Sahin 8.5

Bundesliga

BVB
Marco Reus (59)
?lkay Gündo?an (74)

?lkay Gündo?an 9.0




On the month...
What a month it has been, we won the DFB SuperCup with that 2-0 win over Bayern, and ended the month the same way, with a 2-0 win over Bayern at home! The best part is the money spent in the transfer market seems money well spent since the defence has been amazing, and we have not conceded a single goal in competitive matches. We sit atop the league and face Wolfsburg next, hopefully we will stay this way!

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Lewandowski in shock switch to Bayern!

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The Polish Sensation was nearing the end of his contract at Signal Iduna Park

In a move that has shocked soccer pundits and fans alike, Borussia Dortmund have agreed to sell 25 year old Polish striker Robert Lewandowski to rivals Bayern Munich for a gigantic sum of £32 million. Lewandowski was on the last year of his contract at Signal Iduna Park and it is believed that the demands that his agent was putting forward were something that Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp was hesitant to agree to. Following the move, Lewandowski has signed a £76,000 a week contract with Bundesliga and Champions League winners Bayern Munich.

Lewandowski joined Borussia Dortmund from Polish side Lech Poznan in the year 2010 for a transfer fee of £4.1 million. He was a vital part of the Dortmund team and won two Bundesligas, and one each of the DFB Pokal and DFB SuperCup. Lewandowski had made 98 appearances for Dortmund and scored an amazing 54 goals. He is touted to be one of the best strikers in the Bundesliga as of now, having cemented his position on the world stage during his four goal performance against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

The current deal is said to consist of £20 million upfront, and £12 million spread over the course of the next three years. Sources confirm that manager Jürgen Klopp was hesitant to sell the Polish striker initially, having rejected £25 million bids from both F.C. Barcelona and Bayern Munich. However, on being offered £32 million, the manager believed that the deal was too good to turn down and accepted the offer. Another one of the factors in Klopp's decision is said to be the fact that chances of Lewandowski signing a contract extension were looking extremely thin, and the manager was reluctant to see the 25 year old leave for nothing. With Lewandowski moving to Bayern, Dortmund only have recent signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the sole strike option.


The other figure to depart from Signal Iduna Park was 31 year old midfielder Oliver Kirch who joined Bochum for £275,000.

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UEFA Champions League Group Draw

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Group H

Viktor Fischer moves to Signal Iduna Park
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The club is pleased to announce the signing of 19 year old Viktor Fischer from Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax. The deal is worth £15 million - with the club paying Ajax £5 million upfront and £10 million in regular monthly installments over the course of the next 4 years. Manager Jürgen Klopp is said to be delighted to be able to welcome the Danish wonder to Signal Iduna Park and it is said he is a part of Klopp's youth rebuilding process at Dortmund.

Fischer started off at the youth ranks of Lyseng IF, and then moved to FC Midtyjlland in Denmark from where he moved onto Ajax. He had generated a lot of interest during his performances in the NextGen Series. He has made 29 appearances for Ajax and scored 11 times. Viktor has signed a £15,000 a week contract that will run out in June 2017.