Karim Adeyemi has continued to play for Borussia Dortmund, with links to Premier League clubs Manchester United and Arsenal, but his last appearance didn’t go well.
Germany star Karim Adeyemi has been fined by Borussia Dortmund after his reaction to being substituted in Friday’s game against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The 23-year-old has been linked with a move to the Premier League and clearly favors Arsenal over Manchester United, but for now he remains at Signal Iduna Park.
Adeyemi has been surrounded by controversy recently. The forward, who is represented by Jorge Mendes, recently apologized after being fined €450,000 for possessing two illegal weapons – a knack duster and a Taser – which he claimed arrived in a “mystery box” that he had ordered online.
Adeyemi has six goals and three assists this season and has either started or been off the bench in all of Dortmund’s Bundesliga games. He played an hour against Gladbach on Friday, but didn’t seem too happy about coach Niko Kovac’s sending off.
Adeyemi was about to head straight down the tunnel when sporting director Sebastian Kehl intervened. Speaking to Sky Germany after the match (via Yahoo), Kehl explained the situation in more detail, while acknowledging that a fine would be imposed.
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“I told him, ‘He’s not going to the locker room, he’s sitting there,'” Cale said. “The substitution was completely justified. Karim did not play well and he will be punished for that. I don’t want to see that kind of reaction and I don’t want to see the coach or anyone else. It’s not right and Karim knows it too.”
“We have been discussing this matter intensively with the team in recent weeks. If a player is dissatisfied, they can express it in the dressing room or at the next day’s training session.”
Meanwhile, Kovac said the substitution was performance-based and could have even been made sooner. “I could have substituted him at half-time, but I didn’t. I wanted to give him another chance,” the Croatian said.
Dortmund took an early lead against Gladbach thanks to Julian Brandt, but Maximilian Baier had to wait until the final moment to save the point. This means Kovac’s side will go into the winter break in second place, although they are still slightly behind league leaders Bayern Munich.
“I’m very happy to win. After all, it was well-deserved,” Kovac said. “We only allowed Gladbach one dangerous chance and we missed one or two very good chances ourselves.
“We started well, but in the remaining 15 minutes of the first half we didn’t do very well. That’s when Gladbach came back a little bit. In the second half, it was an open game. We have to keep working hard, stay focused and work together on the ball, but also against the ball. Then this team definitely has what it takes to finish in the top four.”
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