It was almost common to see a Borussia Dortmund player moving to Bayern Munich in the recent past. But the other way around, not so much. Precisely, seldom, excluding Mats Hummels, who took the round trip from Dortmund to Munich and back.But, obviously, new times have come, and it’s German international Niklas Sule, 26, that decides to change his Bayern shirt for the one of BVB.Sule Covid positive, four more German players in quarantineThe robust defender agreed to a four-year deal and will join the Millionaires in July.Borussia Dortmund has signed Niklas Süle for the 2022/23 season ✍️ pic.twitter.com/WC7EeffRXj— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) February 7, 2022 He has spent five years at Allianz Arena, establishing himself as one of the most prominent Bundesliga centre-backs. Moreover, his relationship with the Bavarians’ coach Julian Nagelsmann has been second to none.It was nice while it lasted… Nagelsmann shakes hands with Sule (©REUTERS/Andreas Gebert)So, why this dramatic move?Apparently, he was dissatisfied with his annual salary, rejecting Bayern’s offer for a contract extension of KSh 1.3 billion per year and demanded more. However, the board thought he was not worth a penny more and let him sign for the archrivals.MON: 22.00: (9.00) TONDELA (5.50) BENFICA (1.32)Their enthusiasm wasn’t met with Nagelsmann, who is, allegedly, furious after hearing his much-loving defender will be gone. It will be very exciting to see Sule at Signal Iduna Park, especially against his until-now teammates, when the two sides meet in the first derby of the new season.
