Klopp and Völler de-escalate Nmecha drama as Dortmund consider taking legal action
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Jürgen Klopp and Rudi Völler sat down with Felix Nmecha shortly after arriving at the German national team's training camp in Herzogenaurach yesterday.
This follows Nmecha's ‘crown’ goal celebration against SV Elversberg on Saturday which was linked to a “Christian fundamentalist organisation.”
During the meeting, according to BILD, they made a pact with the player that they would be willing to stand firmly behind him and defend him.
In return, amid the controversy, Nmecha would have to convince them that he did not stand for ‘misguided values’ associated with this organisation's beliefs
After the conversation, Nmecha put out a statement on Instagram explaining his position in detail and distancing himself from what people perceived his celebration to be.
Dortmund president and DFB vice-president Hans-Joachim Watzke also announced that the club would ask Nmecha to refrain from performing the crown celebration in the future.
BVB are considering taking legal action against the “Ballers in God” (BiG) group if they don't stop using Nmecha as an ambassador in a BVB shirt to promote themselves on social media.
BILD contacted Nmecha, but he has yet to respond - and has also refused to give an in-depth interview to answer follow-up questions or provide an explanation of the issue.
