Photo: Summer will cut his salary by half and renew his consultant contract with Dortmund, with a new contract of 2 years

June 19, German media Bild reported that Dortmund has reached an agreement with Summer on a new consultant contract, and the club's celebrity will renew his salary for two years. The report stated that Dortmund Sports General Manager Ricken hopes that this old friend of his time can continue to stay with the club and his side. Now the two sides have agreed on terms and framework conditions for the contract renewal.

Bodiac said that Summer received a new two-year contract and heard from the club that the two sides had reached an agreement on this, and Summer was willing to accept the offer. Compared with the previous salary of 600,000 euros, Summer's annual salary in the next two seasons is only 300,000 euros.

When Dortmund returns from the ongoing Club World Cup - Summer has not gone to the Club World Cup with the team, the two sides will finally finalize the deal and sign the new contract. It is also clear that Summer's future job responsibilities as a consultant will change.

At present, Summer is still closely linked to Dortmund CEO Vatsk in the contract, who is preparing to withdraw from management this fall. Since becoming an advisor in 2018, Summer has also been deeply involved in Dortmund's competitive decisions in this function. He has participated in the now cancelled high-level roundtable and made transfer suggestions and examined potential new players.

From next season, Summer will use his own experience to assist Ricken in strategic decision-making while no longer getting involved in daily sports affairs. Ricken recently said in Bild Sports: "I value this cooperation very much and always willing to refer to his opinions."

However, Ricken's focus is still on the Club World Cup: After a 0-0 draw with Fruminense in the first round, Dortmund will face tremendous pressure in the next two rounds of matches against Mamerodi Sunset and Ulsan HD, because their minimum goal is to advance to the quarter-finals, and this is related to a generous bonus, which can allow Dortmund to use for signings.