 Still, the move remained somewhat in the balance for a couple of weeks as troubled Dortmund had to go through three relegation play-offs that summer to ensure their Bundesliga future.Particularly Mill inspired Dortmund to a less troubled 1986–87 season, the striker's seventeen goals in thirty-one appearances in the Bundesliga that year helped Dortmund up to a fourth-place finish and a berth in the UEFA Cup the following season.His scoring punch made him a popular figure at Westfalenstadion immediately and subsequently earned him the role of team captain, outside his club he was part of the squad of the host nation at Euro 1988.