Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac is raring to see extra of Carney Chukwuemeka after he scored his first Bundesliga purpose in opposition to Freiburg on Saturday.
Chelsea loanee Chukwuemeka was on the scoresheet in a 4-1 win for BVB, having been annoyed by harm troubles since arriving in Germany in January.
The 21-year previous capped a powerful first league begin for the membership within the 52nd minute, accumulating the ball on the sting of the field and firing a deflected effort into the far nook.
“We now have seen what he can do with the ball in the previous couple of weeks, and we noticed a few of it at the moment too,” Kovac stated.
“It was a fortunate purpose, a deflection, however it’s a must to work for it. That’s what he did.”
The Englishman has performed 32 instances for Chelsea and 16 instances for Aston Villa since making his senior debut for the latter in an EFL Cup tie in opposition to Barrow in 2021.
However after discovering his alternatives restricted at Stamford Bridge following his 2022 arrival, he made the change to Dortmund, the place fellow English abilities Jadon Sancho, Jude Bellingham and Jamie Gittens have all raised their profiles considerably.
No different Bundesliga aspect has had extra English scorers than Dortmund (4), with Sancho probably the most prolific (40 targets).
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Chukwuemeka gained possession eight instances in opposition to Freiburg and made 10 passes within the ultimate third, main sporting director Sebastian Kehl to label him a “distinction maker”.
Dortmund are reportedly eager to maintain Chukwuemeka on the membership past the top of the season however a €35million launch clause stands of their means and any everlasting transfer might be depending on qualification for Europe.
A disappointing season has left the German giants eighth within the league and three factors behind Borussia Monchengladbach within the final European qualification spot.
Champions League qualification would make a everlasting deal for Chukwuemeka much more achievable, however with 5 factors to make up on Mainz in fourth place and a number of different golf equipment within the hunt, Dortmund face a stern problem if they’re to return to Europe’s premier membership competitors.
Dortmund might additionally qualify for the Champions League by profitable this season’s version. They go to Barcelona for the primary leg of their quarter-final tie on Wednesday.