Bolt to train with Dortmund
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.
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