Erling Haaland’s father talked about his move away from Borussia Dortmund, with increasing attention from elite clubs.
Erling Haaland desires to win more silverware with Borussia Dortmund and will not move elsewhere according to his father Alf-Inge Haaland. The club in yellow and black managed to take hold of the Norwegian from Salzburg last January. And ever since, Haaland is not ready to stop at Signal Iduna Park, following his 27 goals in 29 games across all competitions.
Moreover, the stats say it all for the Norway international in Bundesliga this season. He has a higher conversion rate (62.5 percent) than Robert Lewandowski (53.9), even though the Polish striker has five more goals in six games. In addition, elite clubs are looking to hire the sublime talent that this 20-year-old has. But, Haaland Sr. urged that his move away from Dortmund will not happen sooner.
“When you play well, it’s only logical that big clubs knock on your door, but we’re talking about speculation here,” he told SPORT1.
“At the moment it’s not in Erling’s or my head that another club will be vying for him. We signed a long contract with Dortmund and they have a fantastic team for Erling right now. We don’t want to look any further ahead.”
He added: “You never know what will happen. We haven’t talked about such a step yet. I think he would like to win some trophies with Dortmund. That is his goal.
“Erling can still achieve a lot in Germany and make great progress. Moving abroad is not a priority for us.
“I sometimes think he wants to and can assert himself in any league. At the moment, he is happy in the Bundesliga and focused on Dortmund. He just wants to be a better player and doesn’t look too far ahead.”
A move to England?
Haaland was born in Leeds and has seen minutes under Manchester United gaffer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Molde. Rumors say that a reunion is bound to happen and we could see the Dortmund star at Old Trafford.
“It’s hard to compare the different clubs,” said Alf-Inge Haaland when asked what his son feels is Dortmund’s advantage over top clubs in England.
“Manchester United have achieved great success in recent years. The club is also trying to build something new there. But to draw this comparison now is not so easy because he is already playing in Dortmund. These are two very traditional clubs with a large fan base and a glorious history.
“Man Utd is a very proud club, just like Dortmund in Germany. And Dortmund wants to beat FC Bayern [Munich] soon, that’s the clear goal. We have to catch up to them. Erling wants to cling to this goal.”
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