Borussia Dortmund would have been happy to keep him. And he would also have liked to stay at BVB. In the end, the plain money caused the separation. Neither of them are happy now. Both Dortmund and Ian Maatsen suffer from the forced separation.
While Borussia Dortmund has its old problems again on the left side of defense, Ian Maatsen has become a benchwarmer at his new club. There seems to be no getting past competitor Lucas Digne.
Borussia Dortmund: Maatsen unhappy since leaving BVB
When BVB went down in Stuttgart, Ian Maatsen’s absence was particularly obvious. Ramy Bensebaini is still far behind his expectations. The experiment of naming Nico Schlotterbeck as his replacement was probably over with the 1:5. The central defender was hopelessly overwhelmed in a position that was unfamiliar to him.
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Many people thought back wistfully to the second half of the season when they heard the clap in Swabia. Because Bensebaini couldn’t get his foot on the ground in his first half series, BVB helped themselves with Maatsen on loan from Chelsea. And the Dutchman made an impact straight away, making all left-back worries forgotten. However, the Westphalians had to decline the requested transfer fee of 40 million euros.
Maatsen degenerated into a bench warmer
Even though he would have loved to stay, Maatsen had to go. Chelsea sold him to league rivals Aston Villa – in the end for 45 million. But only the people of London were happy with this deal. Ian Maatsen has become a bench warmer in Birmingham. Except in the cup against third division Wycombe Wanderers (2-1), he wasn’t even in the starting line-up and usually only comes in the final phase.
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Villa’s Champions League opener was the next resounding slap in the face for the 22-year-old. It wasn’t until the 87th minute, when the English had finally closed the bag with a 3-0 win against Young Boys Bern, that the former Borussia Dortmund star was allowed to play for three minutes. There is little to suggest that the nightmare situation could change in the near future. Coach Unay Emery relies on regular left-back Lucas Digne.
