[ 2016-11-14 ]

Dortmund confirm Usain Bolt to join team
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has
confirmed nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain
Bolt will train with the Bundesliga side.

Bolt stated in an interview with The Guardian that
he has "genuinely been talking to some people"
regarding a switch from athletics to football,
with an appearance on the Dortmund training ground
mooted.

Watzke has now made it clear the 30-year-old will
indeed join high-profile names such as
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marco Reus and Mario
Gotze, although he seems to have little chance of
securing a permanent deal.

"It is not a joke that Bolt will train with us at
some point," Watzke told Kicker.

"This decision was made a while ago. Puma chief
Bjorn Gulden, who is also part of our board of
directors, told me some time ago that Usain had
asked him if he could train with us sometime.

"I immediately said that was not a problem and the
coach [Thomas Tuchel] is okay with it as well.

"It will obviously not happen when we have two
games in one week, but probably when things are a
bit more quiet. The team will like it as well.

Any suggestions that Bolt could soon be walking
out on Signal Iduna Park as part of Tuchel's squad
were dismissed by Watzke, however, as they plan to
limit the Jamaican legend's link-up to the
training field.

"We do not have to talk about us offering him a
contract," he added. "But we feel flattered that
he wants to train with us. It is an honour."

Bolt will go down as one of the all-time great
Olympians having won nine gold medals across three
Games in 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.

Source - BBC

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