It’s the most exciting question in the Bundesliga: What’s behind the explosive statements by Erling Haaland (21) on his Norwegian home broadcaster “Viaplay“?
“In the past six months I have decided not to say anything – out of respect for Dortmund. But now the club have started to put pressure on me. You want a decision. So I have to make a decision soon.”
Is that spoken by someone who wants to play in Dortmund for another year (as the bosses, teammates and fans hope)? Doesn’t sound like that…
License game boss and future manager Sebastian Kehl (41) in the “double pass”: “I was surprised by the statements. Of course that causes an uproar.”
One thing is clear: Haaland caught BVB off guard and fueled speculation that he would be gone in the summer (exit clause for 75 million euros).
Michael Zorc (59) to BILD: “There is no pressure, no talks, no terms or deadlines. But it’s also clear that we don’t want to wait until the summer to know what his decision will be, he’ll understand that, that’s completely normal in football.”
Or is Haaland trying to gain time with a calculated push because his dream club hasn’t decided on him yet?
BILD expert Marcel Reif (72) yesterday on the TV show “Reif ist live”: “Real Madrid is number 1. Is that the moment this summer when Real Madrid says: Come on now! Or they say: We’ll sign a contract, but stay at Dortmund for another season and then you’ll come.”
Sebastian Kehl: “The hope that he will stay is still there.” But after the Haaland sentences it has probably decreased a bit…
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