Niklas Süle has become a player who is constantly discussed at BVB. Because he sometimes shows world-class actions like the tackle in the Champions League against Paris star Kylian Mbappé. Because a short time later he wasn’t even in the starting line-up anymore. Because he is Dortmund’s top earner with an estimated annual salary of around eleven million euros. And because he is physically different from his teammates – not exactly to his advantage. What is obvious from the outside has long been identified as a problem at BVB: Süle’s weight is too high. He is fighting for his place in the starting line-up – and for a ticket with the national team for the home European Championships this year. Süle’s file at his club shows in detail how difficult these efforts are for him due to his great weakness.