North Rhine-Westphalia: Modeste starts training at BVB: "ideal solution"

Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - Anthony Modeste has started training at his new club Borussia Dortmund.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Modeste starts training at BVB: "ideal solution"

Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - Anthony Modeste has started training at his new club Borussia Dortmund. The 34-year-old striker, who was hired the night before by Bundesliga rivals 1. FC Köln, was applauded by around 1,000 football fans at the public session on Tuesday. "His commitment makes a lot of sense for us. He will do us good," commented sports director Sebastian Kehl on the five million euro transfer of the Frenchman, who is to replace newcomer Sébastien Haller, who is suffering from a tumor, at the Revierclub and has a contract for the coming season received.

In view of the great need for action after Haller's absence for months and the great time pressure in the search for a replacement, Kehl considers the beefy Modeste, who is strong in the air, to be an ideal solution: "The general conditions were not easy for us. But we were able to create an absolutely ideal solution. We believe "Tony fits our profile perfectly. He gives our team something that we don't have at the moment due to Sébastien Haller's illness."