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Borussia Dortmund have loaned Ian Maatsen to Chelsea until the end of the season, the Bundesliga club announced on Friday.
The Netherlands youth international made his Premier League debut last August and has made 12 appearances in the league this season.
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“Because of our current squad situation we decided to act on the left-back position this winter,” Dortmund sports director Sebastian Kehl said in a statement. “Ian fits our profile with his strengths.”
“He’s got a lot of pace, he’s got a left foot and he can play other positions. “
Maatsen, 21, is Dortmund’s second signing of the January transfer window, following Jadon Sancho’s return to the club on loan from Manchester United on Thursday.
Dortmund coach Edin Terzić told reporters on Friday that he is not ruling out the option of Sancho making the most of his moment as a starter for the club in Saturday’s match against Darmstadt.
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“We are pleased that Jadon, despite everything, is with us. He laughed a lot in the educational field. He’s in good health, he’s been getting a lot of education in the last few weeks. Today we will enjoy education” and see how far it goes. Terzić said.
Last season’s Bundesliga runners-up, Dortmund have struggled in the league and sit in fifth place, 15 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen and six behind fourth-placed RB Leipzig, who occupy the last Champions League spot.
However, they qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, where they will face PSV Eindhoven, one of Maatsen’s young clubs, in the round of 16 next month.
The Bundesliga resumes on Friday after a three-week break.