Football Bundesliga: BVB releases Sven Mislintat with immediate effect

Borussia Dortmund ends the power struggle on the management of the management and releases the technical director Sven Mislintat. The internal rival by sports director Sebastian Kehl is released with immediate effect, the sporty crisis-ridden Bundesliga club also announced. Sports Managing Director Lars Ricken brought Mislintat this decision “personally” on Thursday.

Mislintat of former chief scout and head of professional football at BVB, had returned in a new function on May 1, 2024. The 52-year-old was supposed to work throats, but reported that he himself had more influence on transfers, which led to enormous tensions. The Dortmunders had last extended the contract with Kehl by 2027.

Kehl, on the other hand, had been established for years as the successor to the club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke, who will hand over his office as the chairman of the management at the end of this year. However, Kehl was then passed over when the sports management was awarded, and Ricken has been presented since May 1 of last year.

The separation should be a liberation for the Dortmund, and recently there had always been unrest and cross -shots. Now the transfer planning is clearly with Kehl. Already in the course of his contract extension by 2027, the 44-year-old himself emphasized that “clear skills and responsibilities” had been discussed. That was the first attempt to organize the responsibilities.

The BVB fans recently referred to the management chaos in the home game against Werder Bremen: “Address the elephants in the room – the problems are not on the sidelines,” said a large banner of the ultras. This was a clear reference to the “elephant rounds”, as the strategic management meetings are mentioned internally. The dismissed coach Nuri Sahin spoke to say goodbye to “side war locations”.