Chelsea’s Maatsen joins Sancho on loan at Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund have signed defender Ian Maatsen on loan from Chelsea till the top of the season, the Bundesliga membership introduced on Friday.

The Netherlands youth worldwide made his Premier League debut final August and has made 12 appearances within 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 activities director Sebastian Kehl said in a statement. “Ian fits our profile with his strengths.”

“He has a lot of pace, a strong left foot and can play various positions.”

Maatsen, 21, is Dortmund’s second signing of the January switch window, following Jadon Sancho’s return to the membership on loan from Manchester United on Thursday.

Dortmund head coach Edin Terzić informed reporters on Friday that he’s not ruling out the potential for Sancho making his second debut for the membership of their match in opposition to Darmstadt on Saturday.

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“We are happy that Jadon is finally with us. He had a lot of fun on the training pitch. He is healthy, he has trained a lot in the last few weeks. We will use the session again today and see how far he is,” Terzić mentioned.

Last season’s Bundesliga runners-up, Dortmund have struggled within the league and sit in fifth place, 15 factors behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen and 6 behind fourth-placed RB Leipzig, who occupy the final Champions League spot.

They have, nevertheless, superior to the Champions League knockout stage the place they face PSV Eindhoven — one in all Maatsen’s youth golf equipment — within the spherical of 16 subsequent month.

The Bundesliga resumes on Friday after a three-week winter break.