Borussia Dortmund assistant manager denies Witsel to Aston Villa rumours as “obvious nonsense”

 The man who serves as Marco Rose's No 2 at Westfalenstadion has rubbished claims the prized midfielder could be on his way to the Premier League

Borussia Dortmund assistant manager Rene Maric has labelled the rumours linking Axel Witsel with Aston Villa as “obvious nonsense”.


Witsel has spent the last three years of his career on Dortmund's books, having initially been snapped up on a four-season contract following his departure from Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian.


The Belgium international has since emerged as one of the most consistent midfielders in the Bundesliga and it has been reported that he has caught the eye of Villa, who are being tipped to launch a €5 million bid for his services before the August 31 transfer deadline.



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