Bad Ragaz (dpa) - Borussia Dortmund's coach Lucien Favre has complained of "unprofessional" and "excessive" treatment of him by the German media.
"Of course it's very, very difficult for the press today," said the Swiss football coach on the edge of the BVB training camp in Bad Ragaz of the ARD "Sportschau". "But it was very, very exaggerated." Also, "I have to say that clearly, stupidities" were reported. The coach's criticism was not about analyzing his team.
"That's unprofessional," said Favre. "That was very, very exaggerated and incorrect for me." People who knew him well knew that it was "sometimes a little difficult" for him. "Many" had told him, "in France or Switzerland", that the reporting was wrong. "It was a scandal, they said," said Favre. The 62-year-old has been criticized several times since the beginning of his time in Dortmund in 2018. During this time, BVB was twice runner-up in the Bundesliga.
According to a report by "Goal", Borussia Dortmund is facing a commitment from the Brazilian Reinier. As the Internet portal reports, the 18-year-old attacking midfielder is to be loaned from Real Madrid for the coming season with an option for another year. Reinier has only appeared in four games for Real's second team in Madrid. He moved from the Brazilian CR Flamengo to the Spanish record champions in the winter for around 30 million euros.
However, buying Reina was not an option for BVB. Hans-Joachim Watzke ruled out expensive transfers in an interview with the German press agency. "There is now no more money for transfer fees. If you lose four million euros in every game without a spectator, then you don't have to be a prophet to work out in which direction this is going. There are definitely no big leaps in it." he said with reference to the ongoing corona crisis and the resulting exclusion of viewers.
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Statements by Favre at the sports show
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