Mino Raiola and Alf-Inge Haaland’s tour of Barcelona and Real Madrid and several top clubs in the Premier League causes disbelief and annoyance. Former player Dietmar Hamann believes that the management of Erling Braut Haaland shows very little respect for Borussia Dortmund, the employer of the Norwegian star player. Especially now that the club has entered a crucial phase of the season.
“The behavior of the father of Haaland and Raiola is unheard of, disrespectful and very brutal”, Hamann grumbles in conversation with Sky. “If he wants to leave, just let him go. Dortmund has paid a lot of money (about twenty million euros, ed.) For an eighteen-year-old player, he should be happy to play for such a club,” he said. the former midfielder of Bayern Munich and Liverpool, among others. Hamann is also targeting the Dortmund club management, which in the eyes of the analyst should take a much tougher stance.
“Dortmund should consider why players always walk all over the club. The club really lacks leadership,” Hamann puts his finger on the sore spot. “It is the most important game of the season (against Eintracht Frankfurt, ed.) And you do not talk to a player about this behavior because you are afraid that he will get angry and lose his balance.” Hamann is referring to Saturday’s 1-2 defeat against Frankfurt, which means that the chance of a Champions League ticket has become a lot smaller. Dortmund does not want to sell Haaland this summer, although it increasingly seems that the attacker will change clubs after this season.
In the night of Sunday or Monday, Raiola lashed out at some publications of Spanish newspapers about commissions that both Haaland’s father and he would desire. The agent shows a short compilation of the headlines on Twitter and emphasizes that it is all fake. “Fake news travel quick and far”, Claims the Italian Dutchman, ‘Fake news travels fast and far ‘. The Catalan RAC1 claimed on Sunday that Raiola, Haaland senior and Haaland junior have rather exorbitant financial demands. The agent and the father would both want a commission of 20 million euros, while the Borussia Dortmund attacker demands 30 million euros net per season.
The information from the Catalan radio station was eagerly picked up by Spanish media, but according to Raiola it is not in the least based on truth. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano states on Twitter that the talks were only about the future plans of the clubs. Dortmund does not find the journey of Raiola and Haaland senior to various clubs a problem, as the club does not plan to say goodbye to the top striker in the short term. In addition, the asking price is currently at 150 million euros. “I have no problem with Alfie and Mino visiting the nice weather on the Mediterranean. I am relaxed. We know exactly what we want at Dortmund,” technical director Michael Zorc told the German media last week. Haaland has at its disposal BVB on a commitment until mid-2024.