BarcelonaBorussia Dortmund are starting to assume they will lose Erling Haaland this summer. However, he does not want to know at the last minute, but in case the striker decides to pack, the German club demands to know it first hand as soon as possible. That is why, in recent weeks, Dortmund’s leaders have begun to weigh heavily on the striker and his entourage. “For the last six months I have decided not to say anything out of respect for Dortmund. But now the club is starting to pressure me to make a decision. I just want to play football, but they are pushing me to decide my future.” said the Norwegian this Friday, after the thrashing against Freiburg (5-1), where he scored two goals.
Barça, one of the clubs behind the young Norwegian star, is following closely the news about the future of Haaland, which has a contract with Dortmund until 2024 but with a clause of 75 million euros, an acceptable figure for the greats of Europe. Barça, despite the limitations of the treasury and the problems with the salary limit of the League, are also willing to take on the contract.
“I will not make the decision now. We are in a very difficult time, with many matches. I just want to play football and I can’t decide anything, right now,” Haaland said in an interview on the grass, still dressed as a footballer. “They [el Dortmund] they are the ones who want to and that means things will start to happen. So far no one was able to send in the perfect solution, which is not strange. But now that I’m under pressure, it’s time to dump her and move on. “
He met in plain sight
Reading between the lines, and considering the rain of offers that Haaland has received in recent months, it is most logical to imagine that he will end up leaving Dortmund. “We have no problem with him, we know he is a spontaneous person. But he also has to understand our situation. We can’t wait until the end of May to see if he stays or leaves,” said Ruhr Nachrichten, the CEO of the German group. According to the newspaper ‘Bild’, a meeting between Dortmund and the footballer’s agent, Mino Raiola, is already planned next week to talk about the future of the striker. The newspaper, in line with what Haaland himself said, ventures that the final decision will be before January 31 or, at the latest, in early February.
Haaland, 21, is playing his third season at Borussia Dortmund. The records are spectacular: he has played 77 games, scored 78 goals and delivered 17 assists. It is not surprising that half of Europe is behind him.
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