And now the question arises:
Does BVB have to get a new striker?
Yes, anything else would be unprofessional
The pro by Florian Wichert
Striker Haller, the bad diagnosis and the uncertainty of what that means for him and BVB: Is it disrespectful to sign a replacement as a precaution?
It would even be negligent and unprofessional if Dortmund didn’t react and possibly messed up the start of the season as a result. Especially since the squad does not give a replacement anyway. Marco Reus, Karim Adeyemi and Donyell Malen are not center forwards and are needed on the wings. The alleged super talent Youssoufa Moukoko hit hard on the ground of facts.
So Dortmund still needs a center forward anyway – if the club doesn’t want to be as dependent on Haller as it was on Haaland.
The market has excellent and experienced strikers who would sign immediately for a year and are even free of charge. Storm legend Edinson Cavani (35) from Uruguay would be a gigantic commitment. Likewise Diego Costa (33). A loan from Chelsea’s Timo Werner (26) or a return campaign from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (33), who will not be able to get past Robert Lewandowski at FC Barcelona, may also succeed.
That alone is four outstanding options – BVB has to draw one.
No, right now patience is called for
The contra of Robert Hiersemann
Borussia Dortmund does not need a new striker, but the necessary and appropriate patience. Sébastien Haller wants and will come back. Everyone at BVB has to wait for this moment – and of course they should hope that it will happen as quickly as possible.
The Ivorian must have the club’s full support in his battle with cancer. And that’s why it would be the wrong sign in the current situation to sign a substitute for him. Is this what appreciation for a player from your own ranks looks like? Definitely not!
Of course, Haller will be missing from all corners of his team as a shock striker. But with Karim Adeyemi, Donyell Malen and Yousouffa Moukoko, Dortmund has other highly qualified attackers in the team who can replace him together. If necessary, even captain Marco Reus can help out in the storm center.
And really better strikers than the existing ones are hard to come by in the current transfer phase – so close to the start of the league. Except maybe world star Cristiano Ronaldo. But even if the Portuguese were interested in Borussia, the club probably cannot and does not want to afford his mega salary of more than 25 million euros a year.
Who is right?
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