‘They needed my quality’ – Sebastien Haller rejects the idea that he is Erling Haaland’s successor at Dortmund

Sebastien Haller has denied that he has come to Borussia Dortmund as Erling Haaland’s successor, saying that the club want his qualities as a player. Borussia Dortmund signed the Ivory Coast international from Ajax last week. Haller penned a four-year contract, and his former club will receive €31m, plus possible undisclosed performance-based add-ons.

Ad/> He previously played in the Bundesliga before, spending two years with Eintracht Frankfurt after signing with them in 2017. BundesligaGnabry extends Bayern contract until 2026 despite reported Chelsea interestYESTERDAY AT 14:18 Haller, who has been at the German training camp for about a week, was adamant that he was not at Dortmund to copy Haaland’s style of play, and be a like-for-like replacement. When asked about being the Norwegian striker’s successor, Haller said: “You [the media] say this.

I just came to Borussia Dortmund. I don’t come after someone. I came here because they needed my quality.

I will do my best to give them back the confidence they put in me.” Chelsea keen to hijack Barcelona’s possible deal with Kounde – reports Manchester United consider Toney as Ronaldo replacement — Paper Round Haller also spoke about which of his new team-mates have impressed him the most so far, and he had high praise for Jude Bellingham. “Everyone knows that Jude is just a crazy player. At his age, with the abilities he has on the pitch… He will have a great career if he still plays like this.” The 28-year-old has played for a fair share of clubs but believes that the spirit of Dortmund has really made him excited for the upcoming season.