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Roman Weidenfeller and Ciro Immobile may stay at Borussia Dortmund

Roman Weidenfeller and Ciro Immobile could remain at Borussia Dortmund this summer despite speculation linking the pair with exits.

Long-serving goalkeeper Weidenfeller, who has one year remaining on his contract, said he wanted to hold talks with the club following the arrival of Roman Burki from Freiburg.

However, with Mitch Langerak joining Stuttgart on Monday, it appears the 34-year-old -- who wore his usual No. 1 shirt when BVB began preseason training on Tuesday -- is set to compete with Burki for a place in new coach Thomas Tuchel's plans.

Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told derwesten.de: "Roman Weidenfeller's contract runs until 2016. He has not approached us, so I assume that he will stay with us."

Watzke made clear that Langerak had moved on after asking to leave, saying: "It was Mitch Langerak's wish to make that move and we obliged."

Dortmund will have to offload at least one of their bigger names this summer if they are to achieve their stated goal of breaking even in the transfer market this summer, but Immobile's agent has said the Italy international is likely to stay put.

The former Torino striker had talked up a link with Serie A side Napoli last week and was also reported to be a target for Fiorentina, but agent Marco Sommella told Lady Radio: "I think Dortmund have taken him off the market. He's going to join the German club on their summer preseason training camp."

Immobile is still on holiday in Naples because his second daughter was born last weekend.

Dortmund's preseason preparations began with performance diagnostics at the Ruhr University in Bochum, with players undergoing spiroergometry and eyesight tests as part of Tuchel's more scientific approach.

"When a new coach arrives, he takes the club onto a different path," Watzke said. "Tuchel does what we expect him to do."

Dortmund are coming off the back of a difficult season under Jurgen Klopp in which they had battled relegation before recovering to qualify for the Europa League.

"We're not coming from a state of nirvana," Watzke said. "We managed to get 31 points in the second half of the season and that is acceptable. We have a good team and feel well prepared for the upcoming season."