Erling Haaland said it was time to “move on” from the comments he made earlier this month about Borussia Dortmund pressure him to make a decision about his future.
Haaland, 21, is expected to leave Dortmund at the end of the season, with top Premier League clubs as well as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain interested in signing him, according to ESPN sources.
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“I really don’t want to say too much about it, but I feel like it’s time for me to say something.” Haaland said, in an interview with selected Bundesliga rights holders, why he feels the need to publicly address the situation.
“A lot of other people have said – that’s it. Now, I don’t want to say too much. I said what I said, and now we move on.”
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Haaland, who scored in Dortmund’s 3-2 win over Hoffenheim on Saturday before coming off injured, told Norwegian TV channel Viaplay Earlier this month, Dortmund “started to put a lot of pressure” on his decision and it was “time for things to start.”
Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has denied reports of an argument between the club and the player but has not denied Haaland’s claims he is being pushed into a decision.
“There is no problem with Erling,” Watzke told Dortmund newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten. “He’s a spontaneity. He’s allowed to do that. But he also has to have some understanding of our situation – we can’t wait until the end of May.”
