Borussia Dortmund Marco Reus is very likely to leave the team after the end of the season.
"Borussia Dortmund is facing a major upheaval this summer. Royce will leave the team at the end of this season," German media outlet Luhr Nakhrichten reported on Monday.
Royce is Dortmund itself. When Robert Lewandowski and Mario Götze, who once led his team, moved to Bayern Munich, he remained alone and maintained his romantic relationship. Royce won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Super Cups with Dortmund.
In November, the club set a new record of 400 appearances. Since then, he has played in 17 more matches, ranking fifth in the club's all-time record. Ahead of Royce are Stefan Reuter 421 matches, Roman Weidenfeller 453 matches, Mats Hummels 481 matches, and Michael Choark 572 matches.
Considering Royce's age, it seemed a bit unreasonable to break the record for most appearances ever. Still, if he managed well, he could have targeted 481 games for Hummels, who is ranking second. However, his team will likely end after the end of this season.
According to media, Royce hopes to extend his contract, but Dortmund does not want to join him. If Royce leaves Dortmund, he will go a different way 12 years after joining the club in 2012.
Meanwhile, rumors circulated that Royce rebelled against Dortmund's coach Edin Terzic during this season. Royce was out as a substitute in the 13th minute in the second half of the match against Augsburg in the 15th round. At the time, he clapped his hands without looking at Terzic.
"There have been no coup attempts," Royce said at the time. "All the other players are the same. It was hard to accept and I am angry. I have gone through many things in my career, but I am not the type to be included in negative stories."
"But this one made me angry. I didn't want to let it go because it went too far. I have a very close and good relationship with Terzic. That's why we often talk openly with each other. That's what we do in team meetings as well as in private meetings," he explained. 스포츠토토
"It's complete nonsense. Of course, I'm disappointed that I have to leave the stadium. I shouldn't have expressed disappointment in such a way. At such moments, I need to control my emotions better."