VfB Stuttgart sports director Sven Mislintat was reluctant to respond to a report by Ruhr news responded, according to which BVB should think about a return campaign of their former scout. “It is in the nature of things that the mind games take place, but there are still many months until then and we still have a little bit to do”said the 48-year-old at Sky. According to the newspaper, Dortmund is considering a return of the “diamond eye”. In March there will be a meeting between club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke and the former BVB scout, they say. “Maybe you mean March 2022”, commented the ex-Dortmund.
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According to the report, Mislintat is an option for the successor to manager Michael Zorc, who will leave after the coming season. The report also speculates about an exit clause in Stuttgart, thanks to which Mislintat could move back to his native Dortmund in the summer of 2022. In December, the sports director at Stuttgart extended until 2023 and has so far denied an exit clause. So far, ex-professional Sebastian Kehl, currently head of the licensed player department at BVB, is a hot candidate for the job.
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According to Ruhr news A double solution could also be conceivable at BVB in the future – Kehl AND Mislintat. “Of course I have also heard that my mentor and for me one of the most outstanding sports directors will stop in 2022,” said Mislintat, but denied contact with BVB. This has not yet existed “as of today”. His current goal is to put together a VfB squad for the coming season.
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Mislintat worked in the BVB scouting department for eleven years. As the discoverer of later superstars such as Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Ousmane Dembélé, he earned the nickname “Diamond Eye” on the boulevard.
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