Dortmund face reality in the Haaland case: “we have divergent interests”

Erling Haaland he still has not communicated to Borussia Dortmund his decision. The German club expected a declaration of intent from the footballer before the second round of the Bundesliga began to roll, something that, as confirmed now by the BVB sports director, still does not occur. The future of Haaland is still unknown. And in Dortmund they don’t know how to deal with planning for next season.

“The plan is that we meet in due time,” explained Sebastian Kehl, head of the sports area of ​​the black-yellows in an interview with the television network Sky, statements that contrast greatly with the ultimatum that, according to Bild, he had imposed the BVB on his star so that he could make plans for the next season before the second round of the league championship began to roll in Germany. In western Germany they want to know if they can count on Haaland or not.

Photo by Erling Braut Haaland

What’s more, in the second place in the German top competition they admit that the chances of retaining the Norwegian pearl beyond the end of the season are slim. “Although we may have divergent interests, We will do everything we can to keep Erling at BVB. I don’t think our chances are bad, “Kehl added. It’s an open secret that Dortmund want to make Haaland the highest paid in the squad to get him to continue at Signal Iduna Park, but the player himself, for the moment, still does not give explanations to a club that is aware that he can leave in the summer thanks to a clause in his contract that revolves around 75 and 90 millions of euros.