KEHINDE FAJOBI
German Bundesliga side, Borussia Dortmund have signed Sébastien Haller from Ajax on a four-year contract.
The Ivory Coast international joins Dortmund for €34.5m after an impressive spell in the Eredivisie with Ajax and will serve as a possible replacement for Erling Haaland in the Dortmund attack.
Haller leaves the Eredivisie champions after just 18 months with the club where he scored an impressive 34 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions last season, including 11 in the Champions League.
The striker expressed his excitement to join the club: “As part of the BVB family, I can’t wait to feel the support of more than 80,000 spectators in the future. We’ll hopefully achieve great things together in the next few years and be able to celebrate together too.”
Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl said: “We’re very pleased to have been able to sign Sebastien Haller – a seasoned centre-forward who has recently caused a sensation in the Champions League, but who also knows the Bundesliga in particular and has already demonstrated his class and high-quality finishing there.
“The overall package is very promising. Sébastien possesses a strong physical presence and he is physically very resilient. With his experience, he can also offer support and stability to our young attacking players. During the talks with us, he made it clear that he has big ambitions with BVB.”