Borrusia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, has refuted the recent comments from Erling Haaland claiming that Borussia Dortmund has set a deadline for the striker to make a decision on his future.
The striker who has attracted interest from top clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona, making his future at Dortmund uncertain.
“The truth is that we were surprised by [Haaland‘s] statement, because we had not spoken to him yet,” Watzke told ARD.
“Saying that Dortmund gave Haaland an ultimatum is bull***t. There is no deadline.”
The 21-year-old said last Friday that Dortmund have put pressure on him to make a decision about his future.
“Borussia Dortmund are now putting pressure on me to make a decision for next season, but I just want to play football,” Haaland said after scoring a brace in a 5-1 win against Freiburg.
“That probably means I’ll have to make a decision soon.”
Dortmund‘s technical secretary, Sebastian Kehl, commented on Haaland‘s remarks a couple of days ago.
“There is nothing new, there are no talks,” he said.
“I was surprised by Erling’s statements. I’ll talk to him, I’ll ask him why he’s giving an interview like that after a game that we won 5-1. We haven’t put any pressure on him.”
