In January, the Norwegian striker claimed that Borussia Dortmund were pushing him into making a decision on his future amid speculation that he may be on the move this summer.
Barcelona in December held a meeting with the player’s agent Mino Raiola while Dortmund recently confirmed that Real Madrid are among those who are interested in signing the Norwegian.
Yet Haaland has suffered injury problems this campaign and that could make clubs re-think their stance on signing the striker, who has a reported £63million release clause kicking in this summer.
As outlined by German outlet Sport1, Dortmund boss Marco Rose has issued a fresh update on his fitness by claiming that Haaland is “still not pain free” after a club statement read that he was suffering “muscular problems” – thought to be in relation to a tear in his thigh muscle.
They sent me a photo in which you could see that my foot was crooked 90 degrees, something had to have broken.” It is an injury that caused Haaland to leave the Norway setup during the last international break.
Aged just 21, Haaland has already had five injuries this campaign which has caused him to miss over 100 days of the season – compared to just 36 days of injury last campaign.
In the 2020–21 campaign, Haaland was integral in Dortmund’s DFB-Pokal win, won the Bundesliga Player of the Season award and finished as the top scorer of the Champions League.