Borussia Dortmund will have to do without its new recruit Sébastien Haller, suffering from a tumor in the testicles, the German club confirmed on Saturday.
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It’s an unfortunate setback for Sébastien Haller. When he had just joined the ambitious Borussia Dortmund, the 28-year-old Franco-Ivorian striker will have to take his troubles patiently after an operation to treat a tumor in the testicles, which should keep him away from the field for a good part of the season. This is what the club announced on Saturday July 30: “He had successful surgery last week. He will definitely be out for a few months”confirmed sports director Sebastian Kehl.
Haller kämpft gegen bösartigen Tumor
Sebastian #Hall will dem #BVB mehrere Monate lang fehlen. Der histologische Befund ergab einen bösartigen Hodentumor. Wir wünschen Dir weiterhin viel Kraft, @HallerSeb!
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— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) July 30, 2022
“The operation went very, very well and he is on the right track”, he added. Haller, who has just joined the German vice-champion from Ajax Amsterdam for around 31 million euros, learned of the diagnosis last week during the Yellow and Black summer camp in Bad Ragaz in Switzerland. .
“We fully support him”, assured coach Edin Terzic. BVB officials did not specify on Wednesday whether, due to the striker’s prolonged absence, the club would once again be active in the transfer market.
Terzic has “various options”declared Sebastian Kehl, specifying that “we will only do something if it makes sense in the end”. Haller, the most expensive striker in club history, was to replace star Erling Haaland who left for Manchester City. The only top striker in Dortmund’s squad is currently the promising 17-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko.
But coach Edin Terzic has indicated that Donyell Malen, Karim Adeyemi or Thorgan Hazard could also play in this position. The first league game is scheduled for August 6 with the reception of Leverkusen.