Borussia Dortmund renew interest in Chelsea defender following Niklas Sule injury blow

Sule is expected to be sidelined for around two months after hobbling out of Dortmund’s pre-season clash with Juventus with a torn calf muscle on Sunday.

BVB are also without Nico Schlotterbeck, who is still yet to return from a serious knee problem, and the looming threat of a full-blown defensive injury crisis has forced the club to consider their options in the transfer market.According to Sky Deutschland, young Argentine defender Juan Gimenez, 19, who plays for Rosario Central, has been on Dortmund’s radar for some time and is a potential solution for the Bundesliga outfit.

It would likely require an offer of between €5-8m (£4.3-6.9m) for Dortmund to snap up Gimenez.

The report claims have also remain interested in Chelsea defender Veiga having first explored a move for the versatile Portugal international in January.

BVB’s bid to sign Veiga over the winter had appeared to be creeping in the right direction and the 22-year-old even agreed personal terms over a switch to the Westfalenstadion

However, the proposed move never materialised and Veiga would go on to join Juventus on loan for the second half of the campaign, with the centre-half making 15 appearances in all competitions for the Serie A giants.

There are still six years remaining on Veiga’s current contract at Stamford Bridge.