Bellingham, Zorc’s Last Service

Bellingham’s arrival in Germany in the summer of 2020 bears his stamp. Dortmund’s then “engineer” traveled to Birmingham to snatch their sweet baby boy In a deal that left its mark, for as a sign of generosity to the importance the English placed on St Andrew’s, Birmingham decided to withdraw the number ’22’ when Judd was barely 16 years old. A figure of nearly 8 million was blamed for Stourbridge’s abandonment of the islands and allowing the ‘BluesTo be able to clean the entity’s coffers thanks to said sale. One last case is nicely illustrated Zorc’s defining characteristic, is being a “headhunter”. After 17 years at the club, the German decided to end his career at Dortmund last season and handed over the reins to another club legend, Sebastian Kehl. A memorable legacy at Signal Induna Park with Bellingham as Zorc’s last great legacy.

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With Zorc at the controls, Borussia has become a money-making machine. Such was the dimension of his work, not counting Bellingham, It was the yellow entity’s ten most expensive sales under his tenure. In total, €585.75 million entered the coffers of Signal Indona Park. With the British, the sale is the second largest in Dortmund’s history. In his resume of departures, some footballers who stayed with eternal promises like Jadon Sancho or Christian Pulisic and others never returned to the level they appeared in Germany like Mats Hummels or Abdou Diallo. But there are others on that long list who have already established themselves in the elite, become world-class players, and are ranked as the club’s biggest sales, courtesy of and not counting Judd. is case Erling Haaland and Ousmane Dembele.

In the first case, the Manchester City striker is now breaking all the records that were and will be in the English Premier League, however His career meant both before and after his time in Germany. Once again with Zorc as the mastermind of the operation, the German moved ahead of Juventus and Manchester United to sign the Norwegian, who began destroying goals in Austria. For 21 million, Dortmund snatched away RB Salzburg from A. Cyborg that He then transferred to two courses at the Federation, where he became an Inhuman. A similar situation happened with Gundogan. The German midfielder arrived in Dortmund in 2011, from Nuremberg for 5.5 million, and after five seasons, he arrived.citizenThey spent 27 kilos at Signal Induna Park.

Dembélé was another great feat for Borussia. In the 2016-17 season, the Germans traveled to France, namely to Rennes, where they received the services of the 19-year-old French winger at a rate of 15 million. Despite interest from major European clubs like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Barcelona, ​​Dortmund led by Zorc went ahead and took their services. After a season, FC Barcelona threw the house out the window and Vernon signed for 140 million, making it the third most expensive sale in football history, just behind Neymar and Mbappe to Paris Saint-Germain. Selling dreams in Germany.

Another great millionaire to come out of Signal Induna Park was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabonese striker arrived in the summer of 2013 from Saint-Etienne with a difficult vote. Laval has landed in Central Europe as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski who has gone away to eternal rivals, Bayern Munich. After four and a half seasons, Aubameyang managed to make the Polish striker forget. 141 goals in 213 games with the yellow flex was enough for Arsenal to deposit nearly £64m in January 2018. In total, nearly 50 ‘kilograms’ of interest. Another name that Dortmund has been able to make money with with Zork at the helm is Socrates (20 million), Kagawa (16) or Shaheen (10). An institution with a typical project with which they will once again try to rule in the Bundesliga, first without Zorc and now also without Bellingham.

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