Sven Mislintat has cited a training ground ban under Thomas Tuchel as the main reason he considered a move away from Borussia Dortmund. Mislintat was hired by Arsenal this week.

Mislintat has now admitted that a row with BVB's former head coach Tuchel over a move for Atletico Madrid midfielder Oliver Torres in January 2016 made him consider other offers, and ultimately led to his decision to leave the club.

"I probably never would have considered thinking about other clubs," Mislintat said. "But the training ground ban, initiated by the club's former coach, as well as the instructions to keep away from the inner circle, from players, from the staff, from many friends with whom I worked so closely throughout the years, all of that influenced my thinking.

"I already had offers in the past years, but I never really considered making changes."