Borussia Dortmund signed until June 2024 to Erling Haaland, a 19-year-old Norwegian scorer from RB Salzburg, the German team announced on Sunday.
The German newspaper Bild estimated that the transfer cost only 20 million euros , specifying that the prodigy, second top scorer of the group stage of the Champions League with eight goals, had a release clause in his contract with the Austrian club.
Dortmund managed to attract the Scandinavian pearl "despite the numerous offers of the best teams in Europe," celebrated its chief executive, Hans-Joachim Watzke . At 19, 58 days old, Haaland became the third youngest player in September to score a triplet (against Genk) in the top continental competition. Only the stars Raúl González and Wayne Rooney got it with less age.
Haaland is also the first player under 20 to have scored during his first five Champions League duels. "I had intense conversations with the club management and sports management, especially with Hans-Joachim Watzke, Michael Zorc and coach Lucien Favre. From the beginning I absolutely wanted to join the club," Haaland said.
"The Norwegian will join the team on January 3 and will be in the 'stage' of Marbella (Spain) the next day," said the formation of the Ruhr basin. The 'Schwarz-Gelben', 4th in the Bundesliga seven points behind the leader RB Leipzig, were looking for a true center forward to support the Spanish Paco Alcácer, the only 9 in the squad.
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