{"id":613976,"date":"2022-06-21T05:42:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T09:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613976"},"modified":"2022-06-21T05:42:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T09:42:41","slug":"borussia-dortmund-sebastien-haller-ajax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/21\/borussia-dortmund-sebastien-haller-ajax\/","title":{"rendered":"Borussia Dortmund Confident to Sign Third-Highest Champions League Goalscorer of 2021\/22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Borussia Dortmund&#8217;s signing of Sebastien Haller is moving forward, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1539132507764948992\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. Talks are in progress with Ajax about the final fee and add-ons, and there aren&#8217;t any issues on personal terms with the French-Ivorian striker. Dortmund&#8217;s initial bid of \u20ac33 million was not enough, but they&#8217;re still working on the signing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Borussia Dortmund have submitted an official bid for Sebastien Haller. \u20ac33m guaranteed fee plus add-ons as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVerweij?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MikeVerweij<\/a> has reported. \ud83d\udfe1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Club sources confirm the intention to push in negotiations with Ajax, while there\u2019s no issue on player side about personal terms. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zA4IuQFCRX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zA4IuQFCRX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1538534960126210056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Sebastien Haller to Borussia Dortmund<\/h2>\n<h3>Ajax Forward Set for German Move<\/h3>\n<p>While Dortmund are renowned for nurturing young talent, the club has seen some relatively recent signings of &#8216;older&#8217; players, such as Axel Witsel in 2018 and the second coming of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/03\/returning-players-mats-hummels\/\" target=\"_self\">Mats Hummels<\/a> in 2019. Still, at age 27, Sebastien Haller isn&#8217;t exactly about to retire.<\/p>\n<p>Haller should be a superb addition for Dortmund, being the third-best goalscorer in the 2021\/22 UEFA Champions League despite his Ajax being eliminated as early as the round of 16. He also became the first player to score in seven consecutive matches in the history of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>His Eredivisie record is splendid as well, having scored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/sebastien-haller\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/181375\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21 goals in 31 matches<\/a> last season. Dortmund&#8217;s signing is great and important, especially following the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/09\/manchester-city-erling-haaland-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">departure of their goal-machine Erling Haaland<\/a>. Big boots to fill, but right now there&#8217;s little reason to believe Haller won&#8217;t be able to make a significant contribution.<\/p>\n<h3>Sebastien Haller Career<\/h3>\n<p>After making his professional debut for Auxerre, Haller departed to Dutch Utrecht, enjoying a great stint. The success garnered interest from Eintracht Frankfurt, who signed him in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Two years later, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/20\/west-ham-chelsea-armando-broja\/\" target=\"_self\">West Ham United<\/a>&#8216;s turn. Unfortunately, Haller&#8217;s time in the Premier League ended after less than two seasons, despite signing a five-year deal. However, maybe it was a blessing in disguise because joining Ajax enabled him to enjoy the most successful season of his career up until this point.<\/p>\n<p>He will be aiming to enjoy an even greater one next season. It will be interesting to see what Haller can accomplish in his second stint in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borussia Dortmund&#8217;s signing of Sebastien Haller is moving forward, according to Fabrizio Romano. Talks are in progress with Ajax about the final fee and add-ons, and there aren&#8217;t any issues on personal terms with the French-Ivorian striker. Dortmund&#8217;s initial bid of \u20ac33 million was not enough, but they&#8217;re still working on the signing. 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