Former Borussia Dortmund forward Ruben Sosa tells Stats Perform why Erling Haaland should leave the German club.
According to former player Ruben Sosa, Erling Haaland should leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.
Haaland reportedly has a clause in his deal at Signal Iduna Park that will allow him to move for a fee of around €75million at the end of the current campaign.
Sosa – who won the Bundesliga with Dortmund in 1996 – believes that Haaland should join European giants.
Clubs like Real Madrid are several possible destinations for the Norwegian marksman.
Speaking exclusively to Stats Perform, Sosa urged Haaland not to worry about outside criticism if he does leave.
“The player should be able to choose another team,” the Uruguayan said.
“Right now, he has given everything, you know. When you have given everything to a team, you must go, because some fans who don’t understand football will criticise you afterwards, saying that well, you scored goals, but now you are thinking only about money.
“His joining another team is justified, in my opinion. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, because he has already given everything, and in a short amount of time, so what comes next will be criticised for different reasons. [Either] money or if he doesn’t score.”
Haaland has scored 80 goals in 79 games for Dortmund since joining Salzburg in January 2020.
Only Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski (112 goals in 94 games) has scored more in all competitions.
Sosa – who also played for Real Zaragoza, Lazio and Inter during his career – suggested Haaland could still one day return to Dortmund even if he does leave this year.
“For me, he should go to another good team and probably, in the future, afterwards, return to Dortmund,” he added. “You always want to end your career at the club where everything started.”
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