Borussia marks territory against Madrid for Haaland

“I see him with us for a long time.” This is how blunt the Borussia Dortmund architect is, Michael Zorc. Sports director borusser He was asked on the eve of the match that Favre's men will play against Cologne this Saturday about the future of Haaland and he is clear about it: “We plan long term with Erling. (The rumors) are not even to be taken into account.” The cyborg Norwegian has been on the crest of the wave since he broke down the door of the elite with goals. In Dortmund they were ahead of the rest and took him at a reasonable price. However, his perennial state of scoring euphoria has placed him in the orbit of Real Madrid for the 2022 season (in 2021 he touches Mbappé and Camavinga).

At Signal Iduna Park they are reluctant to think of a future without the 20-year-old forward. Absolute leader of the team, even ahead of Jadon Sancho right now (Transfermarkt It already equals them in value: 100 million euros). “He's leading the way, that's very good for us. I don't believe in artificially reducing positive development.”, indicates a Zorc that congratulates himself on the performance of his player and flees from the regrets that point to a future way of maintaining or increasing the excellent level that he gives away week after week.

The key date they must fight in Dortmund is the summer of 2022Well, as you may well have known ACEAt the time of closing the signing in January 2019, a verbal agreement was included between Mino Raiola, the player's agent, and the Borussia leaders. At first there was talk of a termination clause of 75 million euros that would become tangible in 2022, but in reality you would have to sit at the table to negotiate. Although, as we slide, the promise is that the rope would not be tightened as in other soap operas such as Sancho and Manchester United.

Dial, dial, and redial

Meanwhile, Haaland remains oblivious to all existing rumors and focuses on what he does best, score goals.. He was recently named Golden Boy 2020 and, to celebrate, he scored four goals against Hertha Berlin that afternoon. During the week, Bruges was his victim and, incidentally, he broke a new scoring speed record: he became the fastest player to reach 16 goals in the Champions League (12 games), beating the previous record of Van Nistelrooy and Soldado ( 19). Dial, dial and redial.

This season he has scored 17 goals in 13 games, 10 of them in the Bundesliga, where he has only one Lewandowski, his also rival for the Golden Boot. With the German team he has, since his landing in Germany, 33 goals in 31 games. Wild averages and from another era. In fact, Hertha's poker served to end a 57-year-old record held by Uwe Seeler. If we look a little further back we find the 67 goals in 60 games since his debut at the professional club level and on the international scene, with Norway. In the national team, he shares clothing and society on the field with Martin Odegaard (21 years old), a couple who from Paseo de la Castellana dream of being able to get together.