For some football fans it is a sight that takes some getting used to: Niklas Süle (26) in a BVB jersey. The defender moved to Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer as he worked at his former employer Bayern Munich missed the trust of some management levels.
Now the 1.95 meter giant steps in again. “In my career, despite all my sporting successes, I wasn’t always given the respect I think I deserved,” says Süle in the latest issue of BVB magazine. Unlike Dortmund, where respect was “immediately and very credibly shown to him”.
“That excites me”
His palmarès is actually impressive: five-time German champion, two-time DFB Cup winner and the CL title in 2020. Süle thinks it is important that the club knows what he has in him: “At BVB I got the feeling that you are from I expected Bayern not to win the championship for the eleventh time in a row, but me for the sixth time, this time with BVB. That excites me immensely.”
The central defender was repeatedly criticized because his performance was not enough. His lifestyle prompted fans and experts to hit the Frankfurt native again.
Süle defends himself against this: “People who bring something like this into the world always only see Niklas Süle, who honestly admits that he likes to eat a burger or drink a beer. Yes and? Do you think other pros don’t do that? They just don’t talk about it.” He doesn’t want to be accused of lack of will and laziness.
Süle wants to convince fans of himself
And what is the 26-year-old looking forward to most at BVB? “You played here as the opposing team, but you were always kind of looking forward to this game because it’s unique in Germany how the yellow wall stands behind the team.” He is aware that as a former Bayern kicker he may have a hard time with some fans.
However, the national player wants to change that and makes a promise: “I can do it by showing good performances and seeing people: ‘Hey, he throws himself in for the club colors’, and I definitely intend to do that.” (che)
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