Felix Passlack may have struggled for game time during his loan spell at Norwich City, but the versatile full-back is set for a new contract at Borussia Dortmund.
The 22-year-old's contract with the German giants was due to expire this summer but Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has confirmed the club plan to extend his current deal.
Passlack has spent three years away from the Signal Iduna Park on loan with Hoffenheim, the Canaries and Todd Cantwell's former loan club Fortuna Sittard, where he played predominantly as a central midfielder.
Since returning, the defender has impressed the Dortmund hierarchy with his hard work. Passlack came off the bench in both legs of the Champions League round of 16 tie against Sevilla recently and has made six Bundesliga appearances this season, scoring once.
His loan spell in Norfolk arrived during City's title-winning campaign two seasons ago, but the emergence of Max Aarons severely limited his game time at Carrow Road.
Passlack played just once in the Championship, coming off the bench for six minutes during City's 3-1 loss to Preston North End in February 2019. The majority of his games for the club arrived in the EFL Cup.
Dortmund consider him a useful member of the squad. Long-serving full-backs Lukasz Piszczek and Marcel Schmelzer are both set to leave Dortmund this summer, meaning Passlack may have an enhanced role in the first-team squad next season.
When speaking about a new deal for the ex-City loanee, Zorc told German outlet 'Ruhr Nachrichten': "We are on the home straight on this issue."
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