Borussia Dortmund have been shaken by the news that their star striker Erling Haaland will be forced to miss many more weeks of action through injury. His troublesome thigh muscle suffered damage during BVB’s crushing defeat at the hands of Ajax last week. And contrary to some early predictions – Haaland’s layoff is set to be a considerable one.Tuesday, 20:00: (1.12) Dortmund (10.0) Ingolstadt (17.0).Dortmund have begun to grow over-reliant on their lethal striker – and you can hardly blame them for it. When you’ve got such a weapon in your arsenal – you’re bound to use it. But this over-reliance led to Haaland playing through injury that he originally sustained in late September. Now his body will need more time to recover before he’s allowed back on a football pitch again.Although Haaland is the yellow-blacks’ best goalscorer so far, the team will have to find a way to cope. Their first match without the Norwegian went fine as they won at Armenia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga. But there are some big games coming up – both in domestic competition and in the Champions League.40 million USD per year is what Haaland could earn in his next clubBVB coach Marco Rose says that everyone at the club will have to be patient as their superstar undergoes rehab. Initial reports suggested that Haaland would return in early December, but there are now noises that the former RB Leipzig attacker won’t be playing again in 2021. At least that’s what former Norway international and friend of Haaland family Jan Aage Fjortoft said when quizzed by a TV station in his homeland.🚨| Erling Haaland’s injury was worse than thought at first . The striker could potentially be out for the rest of the year[ BILD ]#BVB pic.twitter.com/cXls8EbKpi— BVB Express (@BVBExpress) October 24, 2021 Either way, Dortmund will face some testing times. Haaland’s absence is likely to put an end to any faint dreams of a Bundesliga title run this season – especially with Bayern looking stronger than ever. BVB will have to rely on Donyell Malen to lead the line, despite his early struggles since joining the club, and the likes of Marco Reus, Gio Reyna, and Thorgan Hazard will need to step up to try and make up for the gaping hole upfront.
