On the pitch he has always behaved like a predator of the goal and off it he remained calm and respectful. That is why Erling Haaland made headlines this Friday by deciding to say that Borussia Dortmund is pressuring him to decide his future.
The Norwegian “Android” scored a brace in Borussia’s 5-1 win over Freiburg and reached 78 goals in 77 games with the jersey of the German team. However, his post-match words caught the spotlight
“In the last six months I have decided not to say anything out of respect for Dortmund. But now the club has started to put pressure on me to make a decision. I just want to play soccer but they pressure me to decide my future”, he declared.
He recognizes that now the decisions will come, but before that he just wanted to be focused on fighting for the titles with his club.
“That’s what they want and it means that things are going to start happening. I have said from the beginning that I only wanted to focus on playing and thus give my best version. He didn’t want to have other things on his mind. But now that they pressure me, it is time to assess the future, “he added.
🇳🇴 The Erling Haaland thing with Borussia Dortmund is brutal:
📌 78 Goals in 77 matches since arrival.
📌 55 Goals in 56 Bundesliga matches .
📌 14 Goals in 17 games in the season 2021/55.Everything, barely 21 years old. The android is still on the loose in Signal Iduna Park. pic.twitter.com/ntZh1ZAtus
— 365Scores (@550ScoresApp) January 14, 2022
The club responded
In a good sling plan, the club responded almost immediately to Erling Haaland, through its CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.
“He is a spontaneous person. He is allowed to do that. There is no problem with Erling. But he must also understand our situation. We cannot wait until the end of May,” Watzke told Ruhr Nachrichten.
Until June 2024 is the Norwegian player’s contract with BVB and before the end of this month he should inform the club his sports decision, along with his representative Mino Raiola. Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Manchester City are among the clubs that are interested in the player, according to the press.
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