Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over the potential signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Borussia Dortmund's Nuri Sahin gave an emotional interview discussing the bus attack that happened on Tuesday. Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke provides an update on the explosions that damaged the team's bus and injured defender, Marc Bartra.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marc Bartra will appear as witnesses in the trial against the man accused of carrying out a bomb attack on Borussia Dortmund's team bus last year, a court spokesperson has confirmed.
The defendant, known only as Sergej W, is charged with 28 counts of attempted murder after three devices exploded as Dortmund's team bus was en route to the Westfalenstadion for their Champions League match against Monaco in April.
In early January the 28-year-old admitted causing an explosion in order to profit from a significant drop in the Bundesliga club's shares. But with the trial still ongoing, it has yet to be determined whether the defendant can be found guilty of attempted murder.
Sergej W has denied those claims, and claimed the three bombs causing the explosion "were constructed to not cause bodily harm."
Borussia Dortmund's bus was en route to a Champions League match against Monaco when the explosions were triggered.
When the trial goes into its fourth day at Dortmund's district court on Monday, Jan. 29, Bartra and Aubameyang will appear as witnesses.
"The jury court plans to hear one professional injured in the attack on the BVB bus, and another BVB professional on Monday, 29," the court announced in a press release.
Spain international Bartra was the only BVB player injured in the attack as he sustained a broken bone in his wrist. Recent reports have linked him with a winter transfer away from Dortmund.
The other player will be Arsenal target Aubameyang, with the club's lawyers Alfons Becker joking during Monday's court date that "he'll be gone by then."
Aubameyang, 28, has been targeted by Arsenal as a possible replacement for Alexis Sanchez, and Arsene Wenger has confirmed talks between Borussia Dortmund and the London club.
Stephan Uersfeld is the Germany correspondent for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @uersfeld.
Comments
Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Facebook name, photo & other personal information you make public on Facebook will appear with your comment, and may be used on ESPN's media platforms. Learn more.
Source: espn.co.uk