Haaland's future had become 'a burden in the dressing room' at Dortmund

Haaland's future had become 'a burden in the dressing room' at Dortmund


Before being transferred to Manchester City this summer, Erling Haaland polluted the BVB locker room in spite of himself.

Questions about star striker Erling Haaland's future had become "a burden in the locker roomfrom Borussia Dortmund at the end of last season, the German club's sporting director, Sebastian Kehl, said in an interview with Sport Bild on Thursday. "Although we always liked Erling and he was successful with us, the question (of his transfer) had become a real burden in the dressing room, in the club and in his environment.“, commented Kehl in this interview with the sports magazine.

"He couldn't do much about it... pretty much everything was focused on him“, he continued, believing that”in the end, the timing of the transfer was the right one for both parties". Dortmund would, however, “liked to have certainties (on the departure of the Norwegian) a little earlier, because this question limited our preparation“, Lamented the leader, who will find the Norwegian on Wednesday on the occasion of the second day of the Champions League (9 p.m.).

Ten different scorers this season

Haaland's departure to Manchester City for 60 million euros, announced in early May, "represented an opportunity for us as a team“, judged Kehl. "Without him, we have the ability to trust other players.» «The fact that our first ten competitive goals were scored by ten different players (this season) proves that pretty well.“, he analyzed.

Referring to the success of his former protege, author of 86 goals and 23 assists in 89 appearances for Dortmund, Kehl said he knew Haaland would adapt immediately to the Premier League. In eight matches already played with the Citizens, he has scored 12 times in all competitions. "We're thrilled that Erling continues to be successful - he's a really great guy. We knew what kind of player we were losing and we knew he would make a difference at Manchester City too.»



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