Italian Riola, the agent of the highly bullish Norwegian striker in the ranks of Germany's Borussia Dortmund, Erling Halland, claimed that Juventus "would have put him on the U-23 team" if he had joined him. After moving to Winter Dortmund from Austrian Salzburg, for 20 million euros, Halland, 19, is doing a great job with Dortmund and has scored 10 goals in 9 league games.
Raiola, one of the most prominent agents of football players in the world, told the Italian newspaper "La Repubblica": "Why did Halland not move to Juventus? They would put him on a U-23 team ... and if that did not happen, he would have been a substitute for Gonzalo Higuain (the veteran Argentine striker) ).
After the league resumed due to forced leave due to the new Corona virus, Halland opened the scoring for Dortmund during the great victory over his neighbor Schalke 4-0, raising his score to 41 goals this season in 34 games in all competitions and thirteenth in 12 games with Dortmund.
Juventus was one of the clubs that tried to join Halland before he came to Dortmund, while reports indicate that he will try again, given a penalty clause in his contract allowing him to leave for 75 million euros in July 2021.
Halland quickly snatched the spotlight after coming to Dortmund, achieving a hat-trick in 23 minutes in his first game after coming on as a substitute. Dortmund is currently second in the Bundesliga, four points behind leaders Bayern Munich and champions in the last seven seasons. The Champions League bid farewell to the final price against Paris Saint-Germain.