Tottenham's eyes? No way. Jung Woo-young, the old teacher, Kobachi, is a valuable body…German media team wants to be accompanied by reconstruction capabilities

Apr 25, 2025

epa12043215 Head coach Niko Kovac of Dortmund celebrates after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Dortmund, Germany, 20 April 2025. EPA/CHRISTOPHER NEUNDORF CONDITIONS - ATTENTION: The DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video.

Jung Woo-young is celebrating after scoring a goal in the 2023 A-match. Sports Chosun DB

Coach Nico Kovaci (54), former teacher of the overseas national team Jung Woo-young (Woonion Berlin), recently became 'Precious Body'.

It has been argued that British clubs are eyeing Kovacic as high-ranking officials of his team Borussia Dortmund are defending him.

According to the German media 'Bild' on the 25th (Korea time), Dortmund's club has a strong will to continue accompanying Coach Kovac. This is because Coach Kovaci evaluated that the team is rebuilding at a rapid pace, contrary to the initial concerns.

Kovacic was appointed as Dortmund's new head coach in January. The contract period is until June 2026, and there was a clue that if the final performance of the 2024-2025 season does not qualify for the European Champions League, it can be canceled after the end of the season.

When Coach Kovacic took office, the team was stagnant in 11th place in the Bundesliga. Since his inauguration, he has had a gloomy start, losing back-to-back games against Stuttgart and Bochum, and his team's performance has rarely improved since then, which could lead to his dismissal as early as this summer' was also embroiled in rumors of an early dismissal.

Dortmund's Croatian head coach Niko Kovac (R-L) reacts from the sidelines next to Dortmund's German midfielder #10 Julian Brandt and Dortmund's Turkish midfielder #06 Salih Ozcan during the German first division Bundesliga football match BVB Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Moenchengladbach in Dortmund, western Germany, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

However, key defender Niko Schlotterbeck has begun to produce a rebound amid a crisis in which he has been out for a long time due to injury. After a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich, the strongest team in the league, on the 13th, it has been undefeated, defeating Mönchengladbach 3-2 on the 21st, and is on the rise to 7th place in the league.

'Built' is completely fascinated by Kovac's ability to rebuild a team whose leadership has been sluggish, including CEO Hans-Joachim Batzke and sports director Sebastian Gale. As a result, rumors of Kobach's early replacement are dying down, and prospects are rising that he will be guaranteed command until the end of this season.

In the meantime, there were local reports in the UK that multiple English Premier League (EPL) teams, including Son Heung-min and Tottenham, were interested in Coach Kovac. It proves the stock price of Coach Kovaci, who has been on the rise.

However, coach Kovac has a strong attachment to Dortmund. At least at this point, he insisted that he does not move his mind to British interests.

Croatian coach Kovaci is a teacher who led Jung Woo-young's first first first-team debut in Europe in 2018. Jung Woo-young, who played for Dortmund's U-19 team at the time, was promoted to the first team due to Kovacic's call-up and played 9 minutes as a substitute in the fifth Group E match against Benfica (5-1 win) of the European Champions League on November 27. As a result, Jung Woo-young became the youngest Korean to debut in the European Champions League (19 years, 2 months and 8 days). Coach Kovacic also made Jung Woo-young's Bundesliga debut against Mönchengladbach on March 2, 2019.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.