Borussia Dortmund has already signed two German national players for the defensive in Niklas Süle from FC Bayern and Nico Schlotterbeck from SC Freiburg. In Karim Adeyemi, a third DFB star will reportedly soon follow for the offensive. BVB would not have committed a direct successor to Erling Haaland. An ex-Bundesliga striker fits more into the prey scheme.
In all probability, Borussia Dortmund will generate transfer income of at least around 75 million euros this summer. This sum alone brings with it the change from Erling Haaland, who will probably hire at Manchester City.
The Revierklub apparently wants to invest that amount directly in the squad: Niklas Süle comes from FC Bayern free of charge, Nico Schlotterbeck is reportedly due 20 million euros. Should BVB also be able to sign winger Karim Adeyemi from RB Salzburg, that would add around another 30 million euros. There’s still money left for a real centre-forward.
According to “WAZ” BVB trusts the former Frankfurter Sébastien Haller to follow in the footsteps of Erling Haaland in the future. The Ivorian is on a list of potential transfer targets, where he has been listed for some time.
Accordingly, Haller was already in Dortmund’s sights when he was still playing for Eintracht. At that time, however, there was no change due to the high transfer fee. Premier League club West Ham United finally transferred a whopping 50 million euros for the 27-year-old in 2019.
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A year and a half later, he went to Ajax Amsterdam for half the amount, where he again became the top scorer: In 2021/22, the twelve-time Ivory Coast international has 20 goals and seven assists in the Eredivisie. His eleven goals in eight Champions League games are also impressive – including the two goals against BVB in the group phase.
According to “WAZ” information, his price has risen again, but is still “affordable” for Borussia. Haller is contractually bound in Amsterdam until 2025.
The said list of possible Haaland successors also includes some younger players who could take the next step in Dortmund: Benjamin Sesko (RB Salzburg) can be found there, as can Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague) and Hugo Ekitike (Stade Reims). ).