Sebastien Haller in a match with Ajax

THE CLUB CONFIRMED IT IN A COMMUNICATION

Sebastien Haller, Haaland's replacement at Dortmund, suffers from testicular cancer

Published:19/07/2022 - 01:30h

Updated:19/07/2022 - 01:36h

Sebastien Haller, a 28-year-old striker signed by Borussia Dortmund to replace Erling Haaland, was diagnosed with a malignant testicular tumor on Monday, the German club confirmed in a statement

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Bad news arrive from Dortmund. Sebastien Haller, leading marfileño of 28 years, was diagnosed this Monday with testicular cancer, as it confirmed the Borussia in a communiqué shared through his social networks. The player arrived pertinent of the Ajax in return of 31 million euros to occupy the place that left vacant Erling Haaland and expected to debut this week with the group 'negriamarillo', but lamentably will have to abandon his career to attend this terrible illness.

"The news of today was a shock for Sebastien Haller and for all we. All the family of the Borussia wishes him to Sebastien a complete recovery the before possible and that soon can go back to embrace it. We will do all what was to our scope to ensure us that it receive the best possible deal", said the sportive director of the 'BVB', Sebastian Kehl, to the oficializar the regrettable news.

Haller Already had experience in the Bundesliga, as it had played two seasons with the Eintracht Frankfurt between 2017 and 2019, year in which it left to the West Ham in return of 50 'kilos'. After a season and average in the Premier League left to the Erediviese, fichando by the Ajax in January of 2021 in return of 22.5M. In his stage in Ámsterdam, the one of Ris-Orangis converted 47 goals and 13 assistances in 66 parties, recovering the smell goleador that distinguished him in his go through the Bundesliga.

The experience of Haller, key for his signing by the Dortmund

With the Eintracht, the marfileño added 33 so many and 19 assistances in 77 parties. In the 2021-22, the player of French origin lived his best season in Europe with 34 goals in 43 apparitions with the ones of Erik have Hag. 21 of these so many turned them into the Eredivisie, with which consecrated as 'pichichi' of the tournament won by the Ajax. In his career, Sebastien won a German Glass ('Pokal') with the Frankfurt and three titles with the Ajax: two leagues and a glass.

In this way, Haller arrived to the Borussia with the hard mission to occupy the place of an Erling Haaland that annotated 86 goals in 89 parties in the Dortmund. Further of the challenge, the marfileño aterrzó in Germany with the credenciales necessary to be considered like a 'leading total', as in his go through the Ajax left clear that no only could mark goals, but also assist to his mates. Now, the life puts him by in front the hardest challenge of his life, of the cual all the world of the football wishes attain to go out airoso.

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