Since it was discovered that Borussia Dortmund’s new signing Sebastien Haller has a testicular tumor, the club was active on the transfer market in a lookout for his replacement. After first tests and the quick operation, the Millionaires were still hoping that maybe a short term replacement will be needed, but sporting director Sebastian Kehl recently said he expects that the player will miss some time and new tests confirmed his fears. It has been reveled that the French striker has a malignant testicular tumor and will have to undergo chemotherapy, and the club already announced that the striker will be out for months. And now, Borussia will finally react on the transfer market, as they now know he won’t be in the team until January, if not longer.Haller’s absence confirmed, Borussia begin their quest for a new strikerHaller’s absence confirmed, Borussia begin their quest for a new strikerFor some time Borussia’s brass has been contemplating the possible solutions in the attack. After spending 86 million euros in the transfer market, it is certain that the new striker will have to arrive with a very modest budget, and the reports from Italy are now saying that BVB have opted for Giovanni Simeone. It’s an interesting development, since his name hasn’t been mentioned so far with the German giant, and above all, the player has no Bundesliga experience at all. The son of Atletico Madrid’s coach Diego has so far played in native Argentina and with average clubs in Serie A like Genoa, Cagliari and Verona. He is also a transfer target for Napoli, but is suddenly connected with Borussia. Haller’s tumor was a malignant one, the Ivorian has to undergo chemotherapyThe Argentina forward had appeared set to complete a move from Hellas Verona to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium once Andrea Petagna’s switch to Monza had been finalized, but apart from the Italian media, Spanish Marca also reports that a Dortmund delegation will fly to Italy on Thursday in the hope of finalizing a deal for Simeone. If the reports are true, it will probably mean that the Millionaires decided that their strategy will be to replace Haller with a long term option. The debate inside Westfalenstadion was weather to sign a proven goal scorer (Dzeko, Modeste, Cavani) on a short term deal, or to go with a younger but more expensive option. Interest for Simeone means that BVB is to go with the second solution, which means that Haller is about to have a long recovery period. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6533919##
