A club like Dortmund must change its policy regarding player transfers if it wants to challenge defending champions Bayern Munchen. Because expecting Munchen to have a bad season is not a good idea and we know it is difficult to happen, they have a large budget to strengthen the depth of the squad in each transfer window. I am really looking forward to Xabi Alonso being able to provide a surprise this season to break Munchen dominance, when seeing that their meeting at the Allianz Arena was a draw, it seems that this is very likely to happen this season.
I have stopped believing in Dortmund since some years ago, when they sold Aubameyang, Jordan Sancho, and finally Serling Haaland and Jude Bellingham. Since then, I know that they are not serious Bundesliga title contenders, and that was Bayern winning the league last season even though Dortmund fought hard to the last match. Had it been they had players like Haaland in the team, they couldn’t have lost their chance of winning the Bundesliga title last season because Bayern was not in form.
However, apart from Laverkusen increasing performance, other Bundesliga clubs are also worthy enough not to be underestimated. Even though we know that in the end they will also lose points if they meet Bayern Munchen.
Since Dortmund are not willing to strengthen their team to compete fiercely for the title, I am glad that Bayern Leverkusen are here this season to provide a challenging opponent for Bayern. I am confident that Alonso will make every effort to ensure that this occurs because he is at the peak of his ability to become one of the best coaches this season.