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'Dortmund don't buy superstars, we create them' – Ricken takes credit for Aubameyang & Dembele progression

Borussia Dortmund's approach to recruitment is "not to buy superstars but to create them", according to Lars Ricken, who has highlighted how much Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ousmane Dembele improved at Westfalenstadion.

BVB have made a habit of bringing in some of the world's most promising young players over the last decade, before selling them on for a huge profit after developing their all-round games.

The German outfit snapped up English winger Jadon Sancho for just £10 million ($13m) from Manchester City in 2017, and two-and-half-years later, he is being valued in excess of £100 million ($130m).