Borussia Dortmund announced on Friday that they had signed defender Ian Maatsen on loan from Chelsea until the end of the current campaign.
The August debut of the Netherlands youth international in the Premier League was his first in the league this season, with 12 appearances.
Sebastian Kehl, the sports director of Dortmund, stated in a statement, “We decided to act on the left-back position this winter because of our current squad situation.” “Ian fits our profile with his strengths.”
“He has a lot of pace, a strong left foot, and can play various positions.”
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After Jadon Sancho returned to Dortmund on loan from Manchester United on Thursday, Maatsen, 21, is Dortmund’s second acquisition of the January transfer window.
Edin Terzić, the head coach of Dortmund, stated to reporters on Friday that he is not ruling out the possibility of Sancho making his second debut for the team on Saturday when they play Darmstadt.
“That Jadon is finally with us makes us happy. On the training field, he was having a great time. He has trained hard over the past few weeks and is in good health. We’ll use the session once more today to gauge his progress, “Terzić stated.
Dortmund, the runners-up in the Bundesliga the previous season, have struggled in the league and are currently in fifth place, six points behind the final Champions League spot-holding RB Leipzig and 15 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Nevertheless, they have progressed to the Champions League knockout stage, where they will play Maatsen’s youth team, PSV Eindhoven, in round 16 next month.
Friday marks the start of the Bundesliga’s three-week winter break.
