Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland will make a decision ‘soon’
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TOP STORY: Haaland will make his choice ‘soon’
Borussia Dortmund is pushing for Erling Haaland to make a decision on his future, with his €75m release clause just months away from activation.
The 21-year-old scored twice in the 5-1 win over Freiburg on Friday night, and in an interview with ESPN contributor Jan Aage Fjortoft after the match revealed the club were pressuring him to make a decision.
As shared by Viaplay, and translated into English, the Norwegian holder said: “For the past six months I have chosen not to say anything out of respect for Dortmund, but now the club have started to press me to make a decision, all I want , it’s playing Football.
“So that means I have to make a decision soon. »
And with Haaland’s performances this season showing no signs of slowing down, contributing 20 goals in 13 appearances, his list of contenders patiently awaiting the end of the season is unlikely to disappear anytime soon.
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