LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Shinji Kagawa of Dortmund and Nuri Sahin of Dortmund looks dejected during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium on September 13, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images)

Schmelzer and Piszczek are overperforming but their time is running out

Schmelzer and Piszczek are overperforming but their time is running out by Navjot Kasukurthy

Borussia Dortmund have put Shinji Kagawa and Nuri Sahin on the transfer list following the club’s midfield overhaul.

Neither Kagawa, nor Sahin were part of the 18 man matchday squad for Borussia Dortmund’s 4-1 win over RB Leipzig on Sunday. And according to BILD, Dortmund are prepared to let the duo depart before the end of the transfer window.

Lucien Favre has brought in two midfielders in the transfer window, with Axel Witsel and Thomas Delaney both arriving on big money transfers. Both starred in Dortmund’s thrashing of Leipzig, with Witsel scoring an overhead kick.

But to accommodate their arrivals, Kagawa and Sahin will be allowed to leave the club. Kagawa hardly featured during preseason, but Sahin was predominantly involved in Dortmund’s summer matches.

According to rumors, Spanish club Sevilla and French club Marseille are interested in signing Kagawa. While Sahin is attracting the interest of several clubs in his home country, including Fenerbahce. Sahin has less than one year left on his contract with Dortmund, while Kagawa’s contract expires in 2020.

Both Sahin and Kagawa were part of Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga winning squad in 2011. Sahin left for Real Madrid in 2011, before returning to Borussia Dortmund two years later. Kagawa joined Manchester United in 2012 before returning to Dortmund in 2014.

But now both players are set to leave the club once again, and there could be more departures before Friday’s deadline. Dzenis Burnic, Alexander Isak, could be allowed to leave on loan, while Sebastian Rode is also out of favor at the club.

As for arrivals, strikers Paco Alcacer is set to join Borussia Dortmund this week on an initial loan deal. The club will have an option to buy the Spaniard for 25 million euros at the end of his loan spell.