Kagawa's "future open" at Dortmund
Shinji Kagawa joined Dortmund from Cerezo Osaka in the summer of 2010
He has netted twelve goals in the Bundesliga this season and provided the assist on eight more
But will he still be wearing the BVB colours next season?
Dortmund - In a guest appearance on the football talk show Sky90 on Sunday, Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc addressed the recent speculation surrounding the future of midfield star Shinji Kagawa
"We've gotten down to brass tacks with him and his agent over the past few days. As it stands at the moment, he won't be accepting our offer of a contract extension," Zorc said.
Describing the future of the 23-year-old Japanese international as "completely open" at this stage, Zorc explained that, "We're in an ongoing dialogue with him and his agent. But we're now planning on a dual-track basis and will be operating on the premise that from this point on, there could be offers coming in for him. I should say as well that we're under no financial pressure to sell him." That said, Zorc added, offers above a "certain magnitude" would make the transfer of a player whose contract runs out in 2013 "a matter of economic common sense."
At the same time, the sporting director stressed that, "Shinji isn't messing us around. He has a career plan and the promised land of England in the back of his mind. We'll see what happens in the days and weeks ahead."
Zorc also spoke about comments allegedly emanating from Robert Lewandowski's agent that the Polish striker's future beyond the finals of Euro 2012 was still uncertain, saying, "I can relieve him of that uncertainty. Robert's contract runs until 2014 and I'll even go as far as to say that he'll be playing for Borussia Dortmund the season after next as well."
As far as Lewandowski's fellow forward Lucas Barrios is concerned however, Zorc admitted that BVB's top scorer in each of the two previous seasons "can hardly be expected to be satisfied with his current sporting situation... we'll get together and try to find a reasonable solution."
Zorc - Under no pressure to sell
Describing the future of the 23-year-old Japanese international as "completely open" at this stage, Zorc explained that, "We're in an ongoing dialogue with him and his agent. But we're now planning on a dual-track basis and will be operating on the premise that from this point on, there could be offers coming in for him. I should say as well that we're under no financial pressure to sell him." That said, Zorc added, offers above a "certain magnitude" would make the transfer of a player whose contract runs out in 2013 "a matter of economic common sense."
At the same time, the sporting director stressed that, "Shinji isn't messing us around. He has a career plan and the promised land of England in the back of his mind. We'll see what happens in the days and weeks ahead."
Lewandowski staying, talks with Barrios
Zorc also spoke about comments allegedly emanating from Robert Lewandowski's agent that the Polish striker's future beyond the finals of Euro 2012 was still uncertain, saying, "I can relieve him of that uncertainty. Robert's contract runs until 2014 and I'll even go as far as to say that he'll be playing for Borussia Dortmund the season after next as well."
As far as Lewandowski's fellow forward Lucas Barrios is concerned however, Zorc admitted that BVB's top scorer in each of the two previous seasons "can hardly be expected to be satisfied with his current sporting situation... we'll get together and try to find a reasonable solution."
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