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Fix! Bayern-Jäger BVB commits Haaland successor - "There is a new number 9 in the city!"

2022-07-06T16:05:33.755Z


Fix! Bayern-Jäger BVB commits Haaland successor - "There is a new number 9 in the city!" Created: 07/06/2022Updated: 07/06/2022 17:58 By: Patrick Mayer Borussia Dortmund's new centre-forward: Sebastien Haller. © Florian Groeger/Ruhr News/dpa The transfer is complete: center forward Sebastien Haller is moving from Ajax Amsterdam to BVB and replacing Erling Haaland in Dortmund. He signs a long c


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Bayern-Jäger BVB commits Haaland successor - "There is a new number 9 in the city!"

Created: 07/06/2022Updated: 07/06/2022 17:58

By: Patrick Mayer

Borussia Dortmund's new centre-forward: Sebastien Haller.

© Florian Groeger/Ruhr News/dpa

The transfer is complete: center forward Sebastien Haller is moving from Ajax Amsterdam to BVB and replacing Erling Haaland in Dortmund.

He signs a long contract.

Munich/Dortmund – Erling Haaland is history at Borussia Dortmund, in the future he should score the goals for the challenger from FC Bayern Munich: BVB announced the transfer of center forward Sebastian Haller this Wednesday afternoon (July 6th) as fixed.

The 28-year-old attacker has been given a contract in Westphalia until the summer of 2026.

Sebastien Haller: Borussia Dortmund announces engagement of Haaland successor

As the specialist magazine Kicker writes, the West Germans are transferring a fixed transfer fee of 31 million euros to Ajax Amsterdam, plus bonuses, the sum can increase to up to 34.5 million euros, depending on the success.

The national player is a new record transfer in the history of BVB, ahead of world champion Mats Hummels, who cost a reported transfer fee of 30.5 million euros when he returned from FC Bayern in 2019.

Haller comes with a recommendation of 21 goals in the Dutch Eredivisie last season, and the Ivory Coast international also prepared seven more goals for the Dutch side.

The 1.90 meter tall attacker was particularly impressive in the Champions League, in which he scored eleven goals for Ajax in the 2021/22 season and was an assistant twice.

A remarkable result, which obviously convinced the Dortmund bosses around managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke and the future sports director Sebastian Kehl.

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After the two central defenders Niklas Süle (comes from FC Bayern, free transfer) and Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg, EUR 20m transfer fee) and striker Karim Adeyemi (RB Salzburg, EUR 20m transfer fee), BVB already presented their fourth top New signing for the coming season in the Bundesliga.

In addition, U21 European champion Salih Özcan (defensive midfield) switched to last season's runner-up for a reported fee of five million euros.

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According to media reports, the squad planning is not yet complete with Haller's commitment.

As the

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writes, among other things, Dortmund is working on a possible transfer from David Raum (left-back, 1899 Hoffenheim).

Raum would be the fourth German national player from the current DFB squad of national coach Hansi Flick, who would join BVB this summer.

His social media department welcomed Haller with the post: "There's a new number 9 in town!"

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Source: merkur

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