Borussia Dortmund News Today: Kovac on Karetsas' Role

Borussia Dortmund holt gegen die AS Rom einen frühen 0:2-Rückstand auf und spielt am Ende 2:2. Damit gelingt die Generalprobe für den DFL-Supercup gegen die Bayern so halb und endet die Sommer-Vorbereitung!

Kovac on Karetsas' Role

Niko Kovac has spoken about the role of Konstantinos Karetsas before the Supercup against Bayern. The trainer emphasizes the "development and improvement potential" at Karetsas.

Konstantelias and Veerman against Bayern likely already in the squad

Giannis Konstantelias and Joey Veerman will be fit and candidates for the squad, according to Niko Kovac. The catch: "The squad is quite full. We will have to cut some", said Kovac.

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Friday, 21. August

The first round of the DFB-Pokal has begun. A team has really impressed: Eintracht Frankfurt. Must the BVB now tremble again before the SGE?

10.30 Uhr: Das Personal für den Supercup

Tomorrow it gets serious, the season starts for the BVB with the cruncher against Bayern. The most important personal facts before the Supercup: Maximilian Beier and Waldemar Anton are again available for the BVB. Carney Chukwuemeka remains a question mark. Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck are still injured. Joey Veerman and Giannis Konstantelias are fit and candidates for the squad, according to Niko Kovac. The catch: "The squad is quite full. We will have to cut some", said Kovac. Here more about the BVB personnel.

Thursday, 20. August

The BVB has just signed Giannis Konstantelias from PAOK Saloniki. Now it seems that a deal in the other direction is looming. According to the Italian "Gazzetta", PAOK is about to sign Christos Kostoglou. The 17-year-old could leave the BVB without a transfer fee.

17.35 Uhr: Kovac spricht über Karetsas' Rolle

After the transfer of Konstantinos Karetsas, there are few superlatives that have not yet fallen. For a just 18-year-old, this means enormous pressure on the other side. Therefore, Niko Kovac orders the role of his new acquisition before the Supercup against Bayern (Saturday, 22. August, 20.45 Uhr) in a matter-of-fact way. And emphasizes the "development and improvement potential" at Karetsas.

16.09 Uhr: Ricken packt über Karetsas-Verhandlungen aus

Before the Supercup against Bayern (Saturday, 22. August, 20.45 Uhr), Lars Ricken emphasized that he was "very skeptical at the beginning of the negotiations whether this was even possible at all". But already in the first conversation, Konstantinos Karetsas made the BVB responsible clear that he "only wants to play for Borussia Dortmund".