The Borussia Dortmund Chronicle
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
No deal for Gianluca Scamacca at that price
Borussia Dortmund offered $40.6M; Atalanta said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
VfB Stuttgart tell Borussia Dortmund: Bilal El Khannouss is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market24 Aug 2026
Niklas Süle puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Borussia Dortmund, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market24 Aug 2026
Schalke 04 come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Borussia Dortmund did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Borussia Dortmund
Felix Nmecha was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
2 academy graduates step up at Borussia Dortmund
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Paul Beck joins the Borussia Dortmund first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paul Beck is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Robert Hartmann joins the Borussia Dortmund first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Hartmann is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Looking ahead24 Aug 2026
Borussia Dortmund host Heidenheim
Next up at home: Heidenheim, who go into it in position 17. The kind of fixture a season is quietly built on or quietly loses its shape in.
In brief
- Boardroom Borussia Dortmund invest behind the scenes
- Squad Word from the training ground: Serhou Guirassy
- Squad Welcome back, Marcel Sabitzer