Official: Ajax confirms Haller’s departure to Dortmund | Football

sport">“We are very pleased to have signed Haller, a seasoned striker who recently caused a sensation in the Champions League, but who also knows the Bundesliga well and has already proven his class and scoring ability there,” said technical director Sebastian Kehl.

sport">Haller was already in Dortmund last month, where he was shown around his new club. “It’s a great stadium, but the big stadium is nothing without the fans. I can hardly wait to feel the support of over 80,000 spectators as part of the BVB family. Hopefully we will achieve great things together in the coming years and then we can celebrate together,” Haller said after the deal was finalized. He will be wearing number 9 in Dortmund.

sport">Haller came over from West Ham United a year and a half ago and on January 10, 2021 he made his debut for Ajax. He scored 47 goals in 66 official matches. Last season he scored no fewer than eleven times in the Champions League. Ajax was eliminated by Benfica in the eighth finals.

sport">In 2021 and 2022, Haller, who still had a three-year contract, became champion with Ajax and last year he also won the KNVB Cup. From 2015 to 2017 he also played in the Eredivisie, then for FC Utrecht.

sport">Borussia Dortmund finished second in the Bundesliga last season, behind Bayern Munich.

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