Dortmund To Resume Training On Monday In Groups Of Two

Borussia Dortmund will return to training on Monday but will be restricted to groups of two as they look to navigate restrictions in place as a result of the coronavirus.

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought football across the world to a halt
and forced football’s governing bodies to delay Euro 2020 and this
year’s Copa America by 12 months.

While there is no news on
when the leagues will return to action, Dortmund are working to keep
their players fit and are taking measures to limit the risk of infecting
players and staff.

Midfielder Emre Can is looking forward to getting back to work, even if he will not be with all of his team-mates.

“It’s
important that we go back to the field,” former Liverpool and Juventus
star Can, whose training partner on Monday will be Mahmoud Dahoud, told
Sport1. “It doesn’t get boring.”

Each team has just nine
games left to play in the German top-flight this season and Dortmund
currently sit four points behind leaders and reigning champions Bayern
Munich.

But Germany international Can is confident that, if
the season picks up again soon, his side will be able to mount a serious
challenge for the crown this time around.

“It will be very,
very difficult. We still have direct duels with Bayern and Leipzig,” he
added. “We have a good squad, it won’t be easy. But I think yes, that
it is still possible.”

Dortmund players have waived some of
their wages to help ease the club’s financial burden as the uncertainty
surrounding the coronavirus continues.

Along with three other German top-flight teams, the club have also made a €20 million donation to the country’s smaller teams.

But Can says it makes sense for the players to help out as the future becomes uncertain.

“It
was very quick for us in the team,” he said. “We footballers have a
responsibility, we earn a lot of money and want to give something back.”

Former
Liverpool man Can, 26, joined Dortmund on loan from Juventus in January
but will move to the German giants on a permanent deal this summer
after agreeing to a four-year contract.