BORUSSIA DORTMUNDGmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Dortmund Sergio Gómez had spent both the 2019/2020 and Hitz sign an early contract extension until 2023. 2020/2021 seasons on loan to Spanish side SD Steffen Tigges and Ansgar Knauff, two of Borussia Huesca, and Borussia Dortmund has now reached Dortmund's talented youngsters, signed their first an agreement to transfer him to Belgian professional contracts and joined the senior squad. championship record-holders RSC Anderlecht on a permanent basis as at 1 July 2021. His contract, Borussia Dortmund signed Soumaila Coulibaly, a which was most recently extended until 2022, will 17-year-old centre back from Paris Saint-Germain. be terminated as part of the transfer. At the end of May 2021, Borussia Dortmund signed Jeremy Toljan also spent the past two seasons on goalkeeper Gregor Kobel from Bundesliga rivals VfB loan, plying his trade at Italian Serie A side U.S. Stuttgart ahead of the new season. The 23-year-old Sassuolo. Certain conditions have triggered the signed a contract that runs until 30 June 2026. purchase option in his contract, resulting in a permanent transfer effective 1 July 2021. TV Marketing The call for tenders concerning the centralised Investments in the professional squad marketing strategy for distributing the national Borussia Dortmund signed three new players in and international TV marketing income for the the summer of 2020. Thomas Meunier departed 2021/2022 to 2024/2025 seasons has been Paris Saint-Germain for Borussia Dortmund on a concluded for the time being. The distribution of free transfer. Borussia Dortmund signed Jude the TV marketing income was resolved in Bellingham from Birmingham City and loaned December 2020. Greater stability and more Brazil U23 international Reinier Jesus Carvalho solidarity are the objectives. In light of the decline from Real Madrid until 30 June 2022. in income from national media rights, the consolidation being seen on international markets Felix Passlack returned to Borussia Dortmund and the significant decrease in revenue at the club following his loan to Fortuna Sittard. The level due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the objective 22-year-old's contract was set to expire at the end of the future distribution system is primarily to of the season, and in May 2021 it was extended by ensure stability during this period of uncertainty, two years until 2023. while setting the course for the future and promoting solidarity at the same time. This offers In November 2020, Giovanni Reyna signed an early Bundesliga clubs planning certainty during the contract extension until 2025. February saw Marwin current difficult situation. 2ndmatch day UCL 6th match day 28 October 2020 31 October 2020 BVB - St. Petersburg 2:0 Arminia Bielefeld - BVB 0:2 124
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