Karim Adeyemi (20) did not come as a replacement for Erling Haaland. And that was clearly said by the new sports director of Borussia Dortmund, Sebastian Kehl. As soon as the new member of the German national team was introduced, the Millionaires set off to find a new center forward, a classic no.9, similar to the young Norwegian. At one point they seemed to be wandering, they inquired at Stuttgart about Sasa Kalajdzic, then at Leverkusen about Lucas Alario, but they quickly returned to their primary target – Sebastian Haller (27).The epilogue of it all: the first official offer went to Ajax, for which the reputable and reliable Dutch Telegraaf writes today that it belongs to the category of those that are “impossible to refuse”.Sun 22:00: (1.96) Atletico Mineiro (3.45) Flamengo (4.10)The outlet states that Borussia, with a figure of 33 million euros fixed and bonuses that would raise the total amount to 40 million, want to shorten the negotiations as much as possible – and they will probably succeed. Also, Haller’s mood works in Dortmund’s favor – German Bild states that the Ivorian is ready to reject all offers from the Premier League, although they are more lucrative than Borussia’s.The reason is well known – the strong striker has already tried playing England wearing the shirt of West Ham and it was a very bad episode in his career. In the first season, seven goals in the Premiership, in the second only three. And he was paid a record 50 million euros.Hammers were looking to get rid of him as soon as possible, Ajax called, paid 22.5 million euros and brought him back to life. Now they will make good money from him.Sebastian Haller played 65 games for the Amsterdamers, scored 47 goals and set up 16 more. He especially stood out in the last season of the Champions League with 11 goals, showing that he can be efficient in Europe as well. And that is the caliber that Borussia need.🚨 – JUST IN: Sebastien Haller looks set to LEAVE Ajax! The club has received an unrefusable offer from Borussia Dortmund for the striker: €33M + bonuses. [via @MikeVerweij] pic.twitter.com/aq22jHCxU8— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) June 19, 2022 What also helps the Millionaires is the fact that the Ivory Coast international has experience playing in the Bundesliga (Eintracht Frankfurt) and will not need a period of adjustment.Dortmund will be Haller’s sixth signing this summer. The young goalkeeper Lotka from Hertha and Niklas Sule from Bayern arrived without compensation, midfielder Salih Ozcan was paid 5 million euros to Cologne, defender Nico Schlotterbeck paid 20 million euros to Freiburg. 30 million euros went to the Salzburg coffers in the name of compensation for Adeyemi.If it happens that all bonuses are fulfilled in the transfer of Sebastian Haller and the deal reaches the value of 40 million euros, it will be the most expensive acquisition in the history of the German club.The record is held by Ousmane Dembele with a price of 35 million euros.
