Friday, 21st November, 2014
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has hinted he would understand if Marco Reus decided to seek his fortune away from the club, explaining that, despite success in recent years, several players have left to chase their own personal dreams.
Reus has a release clause in his Dortmund contract which kicks in next summer and is estimated to be set at between €25m and €35m.
That has been music to the ears of a number of clubs, including Liverpool and Manchester United, who have both been linked with making a move for the Germany international.
Klopp wants to keep hold of Reus, but has dropped a hint that he would understand if the midfielder chose to look elsewhere for a new challenge.
Speaking to BT Sport’s nightly news and information show SportsHUB, Klopp said: "We had very successful years and we couldn't keep all these players", referring to Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski, who both joined Bayern Munich.
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"Not all of them stayed here. They had their own dreams their own situations different ideas, whatever. So we will see.
"The most important thing is the story of this club will go on. We'll have to do it with other players.
"It's not our idea to keep this team together until the end, until they are 34 and they go away. That was not the idea. We did it because of the potential of these players", the Dortmund boss added.
It remains to be seen whether Dortmund will be able to hold on to Reus over the summer, but they are sure to see suitors step up their game in an effort to lure the midfielder.
Watch the interview in full on SportsHUB, BT Sport's news and information show, tomorrow (Saturday 22nd) on BT Sport 1 from 3pm. Klopp also features in the European Football Show on Sunday (BT Sport 1 from 6.30pm), culminating in live coverage of the Milan derby.
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