Thomas Meunier makes a striking revelation in an interview with the Belgian broadcaster RTBF. The players of Borussia Dortmund will receive a fine from the club management if they gain weight during the holidays.

“We were weighed during the last training of this year. And that will happen again when we resume training,” said Dortmund's Belgian right back. BVB will play a friendly against Darmstadt on January 13. The Bundesliga resumes a week later with an away match against 1. FC Köln.

Meunier is already aware of the exact amount of the fine. “A fine of one thousand euros per kilo is imposed. And from a certain level it even becomes one thousand euros per hundred grams,” the 32-year-old defender emphasizes.

Various fines have already been issued in the past, Meunier acknowledges. “Without mentioning his name: there was a player who was fined 10,000 euros. However, he was given the opportunity to reduce the fine. Then all the kilos had to be lost in a week. And he succeeded in doing so. yet.”

Future
Meunier went opposite RTBF also discusses his future plans. The 62-time Belgian international was plagued by injuries in 2023 and was therefore barely able to prove himself to trainer Edin Terzic. It is not yet known whether Dortmund wants to continue with him, as his contract expires in mid-2024.

“I played everything under Lucien Favre and Marco Rose. But since the arrival of Terzic the situation has changed. However, I am getting around to playing more and more and hopefully I can maintain that upward trend. His recent praise for me probably has to do with my top sports mentality. I am the first to arrive at the club and the last to leave.”

“Professionally, Terzic has nothing to criticize,” said the combative Meunier, who had a starting place in Dortmund's last three Bundesliga matches. “If he needs me, I will be there. I will always accept his choices. But on the other hand, I can't do much with his words. In the football world, everyone always thinks of themselves first. So I only trust myself.”

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