Dhe playground for the gifted in Dortmund has one more attraction. Immediately after his first sweaty session with his new teammates, Jesus Reinier took center stage. Similar to the passing games on the pitch before, he also mastered the appearance in front of the many cameras with – for an 18-year-old – astonishing aplomb. He even responded with a smile to the provocative question about Seleção’s historic 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals against Germany: “That wasn’t a good day for us Brazilians. Mats Hummels was there. But I haven’t talked to him about it yet. “
After the 17-year-old Jude Bellingham’s commitment, which cost around 23 million euros, BVB presents another very young newcomer. Other teammates such as Youssoufa Moukoko (15), Giovanni Reyna (17), Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho (both 20) complete a collection of talents that is unparalleled in the Bundesliga. That was one reason why Reinier had Real Madrid loan him to the Revierklub for two years: “I could have stayed in Spain. But when the option came up, I didn’t have to think about it a second time. BVB is known for developing players very well. “
For years in the focus of the sports director
Quite unexpectedly, the deal did not materialize. After all, the name Reinier has been in sports director Michael Zorc’s notebook for over two and a half years. The offensive player trained in the youth of Flamengo Rio de Janeiro convinced the BVB talent scouts with good performances in the playmaker position in Brazil’s U-16 team. That’s why Zorc pushed the loan business forward. “We shouldn’t set expectations too high. But he brings a lot with him to become a top player, ”he commented, referring to the technical qualities and the physical robustness of the newcomer.
Real Madrid saw it in a very similar way and invested 30 million euros to sign Reinier, who had already been compared with Kaká, for six years last January. The fact that the young footballer has only been used in the second team at the royal team does not change the high expectations.
Reinier is expected to develop just as splendidly at BVB as Achraf Hakimi, who was previously awarded to the Revierclub and has now been sold to Inter Milan for a proud 45 million euros. When the Brazilian has worked up the backlog caused by the long corona lockdown, the already dense crowd in Dortmund’s midfield should increase further. Even national player Julian Brandt has to fear for his regular place. In the previous test matches, the two 17-year-olds Reyna and Bellingham recommended themselves for further assignments.
In addition, Marco Reus, who has been on a break due to an adductor injury since the beginning of February, is making progress and completed a complete unit in preparation for the first time on Tuesday. Zorc justified the high number of midfielders weeks ago with reference to the upcoming hunt for the coming season. “We’ll be playing every three days from the end of September. The term rotation will experience a renaissance ”, said the sports director the“ Ruhr Nachrichten ”.
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