Dortmund extend injured captain Can’s contract

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Emre Can

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Borussia Dortmund have made good on their promise to support captain Emre Can as he recovers from an ACL injury, extending his deal by one season until 2027 on Saturday.

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Can suffered the season-ending knee injury in Dortmund’s 3-2 home loss to Bayern Munich in February after slipping on advertising hoardings.

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The 32-year-old was expected to move on in the summer but Dortmund sporting director Lars Ricken said the club discussed an extension with Can once the diagnosis became clear.

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Calling Can “an absolute role model and a leader,” Ricken said in a statement: “We said immediately after his serious injury that we wanted to continue supporting him.

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“Now Emre needs to focus entirely on his recovery, and then we’ll be delighted when he returns to the pitch.”

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Can arrived at the club in 2020 from Juventus and is set to become Dortmund’s longest-serving current player next season.

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“My goal is to get healthy again as quickly as possible, to be back on the pitch with my teammates, and to be successful with the club,” Can said.

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