{"id":1539,"date":"2026-04-15T19:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:43:27","slug":"schlotterbecks-exit-clause-real-liverpool-in-the-frame-bayern-snubbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/schlotterbecks-exit-clause-real-liverpool-in-the-frame-bayern-snubbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Schlotterbeck&#8217;s exit clause: Real &amp; Liverpool in the frame, Bayern snubbed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-11-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-11-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-11-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-11-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-11.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dortmund defender&#8217;s new deal reportedly includes a release clause valid for just three elite clubs \u2013 but excludes Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite recently committing his future to the club until 2031, Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck was booed in his first match back, a 1-0 defeat against Leverkusen. The friction among the Yellow Wall stems from a controversial release clause in the centre-back&#8217;s new agreement, which could facilitate a departure as early as next summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the BVB hierarchy had previously remained tight-lipped, chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke has now moved to clarify the clause. His comments follow an elusive stance from Dortmund&#8217;s new sporting director, Ole Book, who had refused to divulge contractual specifics during a recent interview with DAZN, stating the club would not go public with private details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watzke explains Schlotterbeck&#8217;s clause<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the &#8216;Ruhr Nachrichten&#8217; newspaper, Watzke defended the decision: &#8220;We would run the risk of starting the new season with Nico in the final year of his contract. We wanted to avoid that at all costs. If he wishes to leave at some point, such as this summer, we would certainly receive a higher fee than if he hadn&#8217;t renewed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation was further detailed by &#8216;SportBILD&#8217;, which corroborated reports that the player could be on the move during the upcoming summer transfer window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The release clause is reportedly valued between 50 and 60 million euros. According to &#8216;SportBILD&#8217;, this option is valid only for three specific clubs, including Real Madrid and Liverpool. However, Bayern Munich have been excluded from the list of teams permitted to trigger the clause for Schlotterbeck this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dortmund defender&#8217;s new deal reportedly includes a release clause valid for just three elite clubs \u2013 but<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1541,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539\/revisions\/1541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}