Ricken opens up on dressing room incident involving Bellingham’s parents

Lars Ricken has shared his thoughts on the controversial dressing room incident that happened with Jobe Bellingham’s parents after Borussia Dortmund’s 3-3 draw with St. Pauli.

Borussia Dortmund managing director for sport Lars Ricken has commented on reports that Jobe Bellingham’s parents made their way to the club’s dressing room following Saturday’s 3-3 draw with FC St. Pauli.

According to reports, Bellingham’s father had a heated conversation with BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl after the game, in which their son was substituted at half-time.

Kehl himself has since said that a similar incident “will not happen again,” a point Ricken also emphasized.

“We got Jobe Bellingham because over the years we really built a relationship of trust with his parents,” Ricken told Sky Germany on Sunday evening. 

“The family had flown in specifically for their son’s first Bundesliga game and wanted to meet Jobe after the match. They then stood in the hallway to the locker room and also spoke emotionally with Sebastian (Kehl), which, given our relationship, is absolutely no problem.

“In the future, we will ensure that only players, coaches, and certain officials have access to the area around the locker room, so that we never get into a situation where we have to comment on such news. But today, everything is already resolved – no drama,” he added.