🤯 Straight to the showers?! BVB star loses it after being subbed off

On the pitch, the signs in the Borussia duel currently point to a Dortmund victory after the early 1-0 by Julian Brandt (10th minute).

However, during the second half, emotions occasionally boiled over, and things got really heated on the field.

Above all, Karim Adeyemi once again found himself in the spotlight after all the commotion surrounding him—first on the pitch, then off it.

First, the BVB star pressed Gladbach center-back Kevin Diks during their build-up play and blocked his attempt at a long ball, causing the ball to dangerously head toward the Gladbach goal instead of the Dortmund half. Keeper Jonas Omlin prevented worse with a brilliant save. As a result, Adeyemi exchanged several words with Diks and referee Jablonski. 

Adeyemi’s emotions really boiled over when he was substituted in the 60th minute and replaced by Maximilian Beier. As was clearly visible on TV, the 23-year-old headed straight for the tunnel toward the locker room. He seemed to have little interest in watching the action on the pitch, now taking place without him, from the bench.

Apparently, however, his boss, BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl, stopped this plan and instructed the attacking player to take a seat on the bench. Shortly afterward, cameras caught a conversation between the substituted player and teammate Salih Özcan—so Adeyemi thought better of it and didn’t head straight for the showers.

Nonetheless, the reaction clearly shows: Adeyemi was not happy that coach Niko Kovač’s decision for the first substitution of the match happened to be him. Could this also be an indication of how the negotiations for a possible contract extension for the attacking player will turn out? Recently, there have been repeated reports that the negotiations are proving to be difficult. Adeyemi’s contract runs until 2027.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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