On Friday morning, Borussia Dortmund took off towards St. Gallen-Altenrhein – the training camp in Bad Ragaz is coming up. Also on board: Nico Schulz
On Friday morning, BVB let it be known with several black-and-yellow Twitter messages who would be making the trip to Switzerland with them. The graphics were neatly divided into defence, midfield and attack. Goalkeepers were not given any extra consideration, but were included in the complete list – namely Gregor Kobel, Alexander Meyer and newcomer Marcel Lotka, who moved to the runners-up this summer from Hertha BSC.
Twelfth time in Bad Ragaz – Tests against Valencia and Villarreal
Left-back Nico Schulz, to whom the club has been suggesting a club change for some time, will also take part in the match. The former international still has a contract until 2024 and has now been experiencing preparation in Bad Ragaz since 2019.
“After all, these are the guys who are expected to play a large part of the season. So far, it’s felt a bit like a football camp,” commented coach Edin Terzic, referring to the past few weeks in which he has had to work with a short squad replenished mainly from the U-23 team.
Özcan to join
“Time is running out. We want to make the most of every day to get the boys to the point where they are ready to last the whole season and play in a three-day rhythm from September onwards,” said Marco Rose’s successor. Midfielder Özcan was missing for the departure at Dortmund Airport, but is expected to travel quickly after medical examinations.
All in all, Dortmund are in the Swiss resort for the twelfth time to prepare for the season. “It’s a mixture of fitness, stamina, leg strength and explosiveness that are being trained. In addition, tactical sequences and automatisms are rehearsed,” says Mats Hummels about the focus of the training camp. “It’s about getting to know each other even better. That’s where the foundations are always laid for a successful season. “
In total, BVB coach Edin Terzic will ask his team to take part in twelve training sessions, including the first on Friday afternoon. In addition, there will be two test matches against FC Valencia (18 July, 7pm) and FC Villarreal (22 July, 7pm) in Altach, Austria.
These 29 players are in Dortmund’s training camp: Karim Adeyemi, Manuel Akanji, Jude Bellingham, Julian Brandt, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Emre Can, Soumaila Coulibaly, Mahmoud Dahoud, Raphael Guerreiro, Sebastien Haller, Thorgan Hazard, Mats Hummels, Abdoulaye Kamara, Gregor Kobel, Marcel Lotka, Donyell Malen, Thomas Meunier, Youssoufa Moukoko, Alexander Meyer, Mateu Morey, Salih Özcan, Felix Passlack, Giovanni Reyna, Marco Reus, Tom Rothe, Nico Schlotterbeck, Nico Schulz, Niklas Süle, Marius Wolf.
