AFP, Berlin :
Borussia Dortmund’s teenage stars Ousmane Dembele and Christian Pulisic will be in the spotlight in Saturday’s 150th Ruhr Valley at bitter Bundesliga rivals Schalke 04 in Germany’s top derby.
Both Dortmund and Schalke will be heavily stacked with the German league’s top young talent at Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins Arena.
“In the category of 18-22 year olds, we are at the front in Europe,” boasted Borussia’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.
Under coach Thomas Tuchel, Dortmund are nurturing the likes of Germany’s 21-year-old defensive midfielder Julian Weigl.
Teenager forwards Dembele, 19, and Pulisic, still just 18, have attracted interest from Europe’s top clubs.
“Age doesn’t play a role as far as our trainer is concerned,” said Dembele.
Borussia Dortmund’s teenage stars Ousmane Dembele and Christian Pulisic will be in the spotlight in Saturday’s 150th Ruhr Valley at bitter Bundesliga rivals Schalke 04 in Germany’s top derby.
Both Dortmund and Schalke will be heavily stacked with the German league’s top young talent at Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins Arena.
“In the category of 18-22 year olds, we are at the front in Europe,” boasted Borussia’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.
Under coach Thomas Tuchel, Dortmund are nurturing the likes of Germany’s 21-year-old defensive midfielder Julian Weigl.
Teenager forwards Dembele, 19, and Pulisic, still just 18, have attracted interest from Europe’s top clubs.
“Age doesn’t play a role as far as our trainer is concerned,” said Dembele.
