The BVB already had Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Christian Pulisic, Mario Gotze and Shinji Kagawa to complete their line-up, but it is with dortmund stars that Philipp’s performances resonate the most: Marco Reus.
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Like Reus before him, Philipp joined Dortmund at the age of 23 after a remarkable season in the Bundesliga. The newcomer is also double, with an immediate replacement of the pace, the right strategy and the ability to play in various positions on the front line. In short, like Reus, it has all the attributes to integrate with Dortmund.
“Milli”, as his teammates call him, at the Hertha Berlin Youth Academy before finishing in Freiburg in January 2013 at the age of 18, having been to Tennis Borussia Berlin and Energie Cottbus. and in 2014/15 he played 24 Bundesliga matches with Freiburg, betting 31 games the following year, as they achieved promotion to the most sensible flight as department champions at the moment.
In fact, Philipp’s star began running the 2016/17 season, covering both flanks, as Freiburg’s centre forward and striker, scoring nine goals and offering two assists to help the Black Forest club qualify for the UEFA Europa League. .
He did so in just 25 games, after suffering a muscle tear from the campaign. He also has a good eye for long-range hits, locating the target 3 times from a distance the last quarter: a recoil took a step forward through Emil Forsberg and Markus. Suttner.
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There were already signs that he would be a hit with new coach Peter Bosz at Signal Iduna Park. Now, having traced from Freiburg to Dortmund in the past trodden by former captain Sebastian Kehl and his current teammate Roman Bürki, Philipp is on his way to nest alongside them in the annals of primary club signings.
“It’s hard to say no when Dortmund go on strike,” he told the club’s online page after signing. “It is one of the largest clubs in Germany and the world. I’m pleased to have the honor of being here. You never know how such opportunities will present the up and I think I’m old and mature enough. Enough to take this step. “
And it turned out to be so. ” It’s pretty intimidating to see the Yellow Wall. There are 80,000 enthusiasts in the stadium cheering on the Dortmund. Es story. “And like Reus before him, Philipp is temporarily a fan favorite of the BVB faithful.
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