Usain Bolt has long since held a dream of playing
professional football, the nine-time Olympic champion will train with Borussia
Dortmund. The 30-year-old Jamaican says
he would like to play for Manchester United. Borussia
Dortmund Manager Hans-Joachim Watzke has confirmed that sprint king Usain Bolt
will train with the German giants.
There had been some confusion over
whether the Jamaican nine-time Olympic champion was serious about trying his
hand at football, but Watzke has revealed it is 'no joke' and 'not a marketing
move'. Dortmund and Bolt are both sponsored by the German-based sports goods
company Puma, whose president contacted Dortmund to say that Bolt had asked
about training with the team.
Watzke has welcomed the idea and
admits coach Thomas Tuchel is also keen on bringing the fastest man in the
world to the club for a training session. 'We decided this some time ago,'
Watzke told Kicker. 'Puma CEO Bjorn Gulden who is member of our board has told
us that Usain is highly interested in practising with us.'For us that's no
problem. Our coach Thomas Tuchel likes the idea as well.'Of course he won't
visit us in an important week with Champions League matches, but maybe in the
pre-season. We are delighted and take this as an honour.
Asked if Bolt could have a future
in Dortmund, Watzke replied: 'We don't even need to talk about it.'Bolt has not
shied away from his love for football in the past, admitting that it would be a
'dream' to play for Manchester United, the club he supports.In an interview
with the Guardian on Saturday, Bolt said: 'We've genuinely been talking to
people [about a professional career].
'For me, if I could get to play for
Manchester United, that would be like a dream come true. Yes, that would be
epic.'
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