Sammer urges Dortmund to set deadline for Schlotterbeck’s future

Matthias Sammer has advised Borussia Dortmund to set a clear deadline for Nico Schlotterbeck to decide on his future.

While Borussia Dortmund remain hopeful of extending Nico Schlotterbeck’s contract beyond 2027, the club’s managing director for sport, Lars Ricken, recently stated that there is no intention to impose a deadline for the centre-back to make a decision.

However, former BVB player Matthias Sammer, who now works as an advisor to the club, believes setting a deadline would be a sensible move.

“With Nico Schlotterbeck, you have to develop a sense of how far along the talks are. Accordingly, it may be that I would give myself a little more time,” Sammer told Sky.

“I have always looked at it from a sporting perspective. That’s why, in the past, I have often told the club: I know you want harmony and want to give him more time. You can do that, but I wouldn’t. Sometimes I would set deadlines.”

Schlotterbeck has been with Dortmund since 2022.