Mario Mandzukic made a move to Borussia Dortmund Information from Image rejected. This should have been communicated to the Croatian BVB at the end of last week. The 32-year-old must see his future in another club.
For weeks, the BVB asked for the attacker's commitment. Even new external consultant Matthias Sammer would have helped convince Mandzukic of a BVB change. At the World Cup, Mandzukic drew attention once again, scoring three goals in six matches and another prepared.
The last said Hans-Joachim Watzke despite all the sympathy for the attacker but already in the Bild Sport : "Mandzukic is an absolute striker, an ambitious man, so we wanted to see him! 39 bring it to BVB a few years ago and now the transfer is totally unrealistic because Juventus will not hand it over. "
BVB midfielder: Philipp Conceivable internal solution
At Juventus, the attacker has another opponent before the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo. During the last season, the Croatian has increased to 43 missions and ten goals, but he has often had to settle for the role of Joker or play in the position of left winger.
The BVB is looking for a center forward. In January, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leaves the club in the direction of Arsenal. The loan from Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi is over in the summer and a Belgian commitment is ruled out. Up to here Maximilian Philipp played in the center forward position in preparation. Sporting Director Michael Zorc's statements already refer to Philipp as an internal solution
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