Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund have proposed to terminate the contract of Victor Ikpeba.

The former African Player of the Year is contracted to Dortmund for a further year but coach Matthias Sammer has not used him since February 2001.

It is a time when many German clubs are struggling to adjust to falling incomes.

By axing Ikpeba, the club can save money on a player who has been permanently relegated to the bench.

Ikpeba arrived at the German club in 1999 from Monaco, playing 21 times in his first season and scoring twice.

But a personality conflict with Sammer has made his stay in German football very unpleasant.

He was loaned to Spanish side Real Betis last year but played for only 15 minutes during the entire season.