“There’s a Deadline”
BVB denies fixed Haaland change
4/16/2022 3:26 p.m
No top European club that doesn’t want to sign Erling Haaland. Manchester City appears to be the winner. But BVB license player boss Sebastian Kehl denies that the transfer is fixed. But: “We want a decision as soon as possible.”
Borussia Dortmund’s license boss Sebastian Kehl has denied reports that a transfer from Erling Haaland to Manchester City is said to be imminent. “No,” Kehl answered on Sky before BVB’s game against VfL Wolfsburg (from 3.30 p.m. in the ntv.de live ticker) to the question of whether an interested party had already reported. Several media had previously reported that city coach Pep Guardiola was planning with the 21-year-old Norwegian for the coming season.
“We have an exit clause that is known and there is a deadline,” Kehl said, without giving any details about this deadline. Haaland can leave BVB this summer because of an exit clause for 75 million euros, his contract actually runs until 2024. “We want a decision as soon as possible,” said Kehl.
Kehl described the statements by Dortmund coach Marco Rose on how to deal with Haaland’s injury as “a bit unhappy”. Rose had said about Haaland’s chances to play against VfL: “He bites his teeth, then maybe takes a pill before the game and then it should work.” The Norwegian is in the starting XI.
Kehl stressed that the club was “very, very responsible” with the Norwegian. “The plan is that Erling always wants to play and you always try to find a good decision together with him,” said the ex-professional, who will act as sports director in the future.
Haaland has been associated with various top clubs for months. In addition to Manchester City, where, according to the “Bild” newspaper, Guardiola wants to set new stimuli in the squad, Real Madrid should also be interested. According to ESPN, Haaland has now canceled Manchester United. The 21-year-old’s contract in Dortmund actually runs until the summer of 2024.