Pre-season and Transfers
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In's
Mario Imbamba - Youngster who will be going out on loan. A bargain at 575k.
Silvio Iglesias - Will be going into the first team as I will be looking to use Gotze as my attacking midfielder and he can fill the right midfield role.
Zika Stojic - Replacement for Alderweireld as Toby wasn't making the team and a very good offer came in for him which we thought was the right thing to do. High hopes for Stojic.
Angel Di Maria - A very low transfer price for a proven midfielder on the European stage. I will be using him in place of Perisic and he still has 2 or 3 good years in him before he starts to decline.
Jefferson Montero - Brought in as backup for the wings. If anyone gets injured I believe Jefferson has the quality to stand in.
Gustavo Gomez - Another young centre back brought in as replacement for Alderweireld he will compete with Stojic to take Toby's place but they will have to prove to me who deserves it.
Idrissa Domoraud - Had a very good season in the Norweigen league and I will be loaning him out to a lower club to help him development.
Horacio Marquez - We was slightly light in the midfield department and Horacio has some wonderful traits about him and will be an asset to the squad.
Leon Goretzka - Played very well against us in the league a few times and I will be using the lad alot as I am very very intrigued what he can do for us.
Out's
Marco Verratti - The lad had a wonderful year for us and we brought him in for a bargain 8m but when Arsenal came calling with a mammoth offer I thought the money can be used elsewhere and keep our finances high.
Ademilson - For a striker thats never been part in my plans and to make 10m on him is wonderful. He just didn't have the quality to get into our striking force but I wish him all the best at Juventus.
Viktor Fischer - I was debating on keeping Fischer but when I saw that Di Maria was available and wanted less wages that Viktor demanded on his new contract a nice 4m profit on him had to be accepted.
Toby Alderweireld - Wasn't the same player after he came back from his injury and was constantly kept out by Zouma and Subotic. Derby from the Premier League stumped up 20m for his services which was a great deal for us.
Ivan Perisic - Was knocked out of his position when James Rodriguez came. He has been a brilliant servant to the club and I wish him the best, he has a real eye for goal and Hamburg have got a good deal.
Keisuke Honda - I had a chat with Keisuke and he is getting on and towards the end of the last season his performances seemed to drop dramatically. He decided he wanted to leave and moneybags Sochaux-Montbe came calling for his services and we managed to strike a deal.
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Friendlies
FC Istres 1 - 1 Dortmund
Subotic
Lotte 0 - 1 Dortmund
Stojic
Man Utd 3 - 0 Dortmund
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German Super Cup
Saturday 29th July 2017
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern 1 - 3
Dortmund
Di Maria, Maher, Rodriguez
MOTM: Marcel Schmelzer
I didn't realise 2nd division Kaiserslautern won the German Cup Final. They managed to beat us, Bayern and then Schalke in the final which is no easy feat so I give them credit. We wasn't to be beaten today though as we wanted revenge for what happened in the cup. Di Maria got a goal on his debut and his skill with the ball is brilliant and will be an asset this year.
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We have made 55m profit this year in Transfers and profit for the 3rd season in a row. I am all for club stability and I know I will have funds to spend when I need them. We are 200M in profit, I like to know that we have stability at the club.
LET THE SEASON COMMENCE!