Dortmund (dpa) – Star striker Erling Haaland is said to have informed Borussia Dortmund about his move to Manchester City at the end of the season and has already completed the medical check-up.
According to information from the Belgian “Nieuwsblad”, the 21-year-old completed the examinations at the Erasmus Hospital in Brussels. The newspaper did not give a source for this. According to their own information, the Bundesliga club Dortmund had allowed the Norwegian to use the day off from training to “regulate personal matters”.
In the Erasmus hospital, people were surprised when one of the most sought-after football players in the world suddenly appeared, according to the report from Belgium. Haaland decided to go to Brussels so that the investigation could go ahead without a stir and to save himself the trip to Manchester.
Man City and BVB agree in principle
Sky had previously reported that city boss Ferran Soriano had informed BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke that the English wanted to activate the agreed exit clause in Haaland’s contract and pay the fixed fee of 75 million euros. The portal “The Athletic” also wrote that the parties are in principle in agreement and that the change should take place this week.
Dortmund’s licensed player boss Sebastian Kehl had already announced in the Sport1 “Doppelpass” on Sunday that the Norwegian’s upcoming change could probably take place this week. However, Kehl had not yet mentioned the name of Manchester City as the receiving club.
In return, national striker Karim Adeyemi is to switch from Red Bull Salzburg to Dortmund. “I’m assuming that we’ll make progress with Karim this week,” Kehl said about this personality. Haaland had already switched from Salzburg to Dortmund in early 2020 for 20 million euros.