When the first terrible news of Sebastien Haller’s unexpected illness arrived, nobody wanted to speculate about anything. Not only was everybody in the state of shock, but the seriousness of the diagnoses (testicular tumor) left no option but to remain cautious and not give any prognosis. But, it was widely expected that Haller’s illness will prevent him from stepping on the field for a while, and today came the official confirmation: Sebastien Haller will miss a couple of months due to his tumor, which means that Borussia is officially looking for another striker.🚨 Köln striker Anthony Modeste has been offered to Dortmund as a short-term Sébastien Haller replacement.Dortmund are more interested in Marcus Thuram and have been in contact with his representatives.(Source: BILD) pic.twitter.com/Rj24RWAtuX— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 27, 2022 Sporting director Sebastian Kehl brought the news to the German media, ahead of the first official game of the season, a DFB Pokal first round match against Munchen 1860 on Friday 29th of July.“The current findings are still ongoing. The path of therapy will now be discussed, there are different paths. I can anticipate one thing: Sebastien will certainly be missing for a few months” said Kehl.Once Klopp’s go-to guy, now providing Eastern Africa with drinking waterSo, the quest for the additional striker begins. Borussia’s executives hoped that maybe they won’t have to go through this process, but the reality is that they will have to do it. It’s not easy to find a new striker when the season is just about to begin. They will be offered mostly free agents who are over 33 years old and Borussia certainly won’t be offering anybody a long term deal, not only for financial reasons, but also because they are hoping that Haller will take his place in first the first team at least in for second part of the season. With no money to invest, Borussia in limbo after Haller’s tumorA certain shortlist of strikers will be drawn, but Kehl made sure to emphasize that ‘we will only do something if it makes sense in the end’. So, what could make sense? Borussia have spent 86 million euros so far on various players and cannot generate too much cash on new players. Additional money could come from the sales of Nico Schulz and Manuel Akanji, but other clubs will surely raise the price when BVB come in and ask for a prayer so close to the beginning of the season.Terrible news from Germany – Ivorian diagnosed with a testicular tumorSo, a short time deal with a proven goal scorer, preferable with Bundesliga experience is something they will certainly look at first and Edin Dzeko (36) fits the description. The Bosnian striker scored goals in every league he played: England, Italy and off course, Bundesliga, where he scored 85 goals in 141 matches for Wolfsburg. He has only one year left in Inter and Nerazzurri will have no problems selling him to Borussia in order to balance their books after Romelu Lukaku came back. Another option is a proven veteran Anthony Modeste (34) from Cologne, who is also one year away from finishing his contract, but he is looking for at least a two year contract, which could be a stumbling block in potential negotiations.Time to go: A pension for a man who brought 1 billion euros to BorussiaBorussia will also look at other veterans like Edinson Cavani (35), who is a free agent after a bad season in Manchester. Certainly not in his best form, the Uruguayan still has enough firepower to score a couple of goals in Bundesliga, but he is currently more interested in signing for the newcomer in Serie A Monza. Luis Suarez is off the market, after agreeing on a deal with Nacional from his native Uruguay.##NAJAVA_MECA_6528779##Dortmund can take another path – a loan. Arkadiusz Milik from Marseille is an attractive name, as well as Timo Werner from Chelsea. And while Werner is looking for playing time ahead of the World Cup and is not satisfied with the Blues, the Polish striker could be the victim of Marseille’s lack of available cash, and Borussia can use that and loan the Pole, along with his yearly wage.🎙 Edin Terzic: “1860 has developed well in the last two years. They have taken the run from the previous season with them. Good at offensive standards, very compact and concentrated at the back – there will be tasks ahead of us.” pic.twitter.com/fikX8xzABo— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) July 27, 2022 In the end, coach Edin Terzić could try to change the tactics. There were times last season when Erling Haaland was injured, and Borussia had only Donyell Malen to play striker, and now they have Karim Adeyemi as well, which could give them a few options if they choose to change formations. A talented Youssoufa Moukoko is still in the club and could try to make this situation the best possible solution for himself. In fact, coach Terzic tried both Malen and Adeyemi in a friendly match against Villarreal. Whatever they decide in Borussia, they will have to do it quickly.
