Sébastien Haller has been in conversation with BILD looks back on Borussia Dortmund’s past season. The 29-year-old striker walked with BVB the Bundesliga title. He said that hurt him more than the diagnosis of testicular cancer.
“It really is true,” Haller indicates. “The missed title hurts me more than the cancer diagnosis at the time. If you’re sick, there’s nothing you can do about it. You have to accept it and move through it. But we had the title in our own hands. We could influence everything ourselves. In that case you have to painfully accept that you may have made mistakes or wrong decisions.”
Haller transferred from Ajax to Borussia Dortmund for 31 million euros in the summer of 2022, where he was soon told that a malignant tumor had been found in his testicles. The Ivorian international was able to make his long-awaited debut in January after rehabilitation those Boruses to make.
Haller was important in the German title race with nine goals and five assists in nineteen league matches. Things finally went wrong on the last day of play. The striker missed a penalty and Dortmund drew 2-2 against 1. FSV Mainz, meaning Bayern Munich were crowned champions after a thrilling finish. “Missed opportunities eat at you. You think about what you could have done better. But I have also learned, especially during my illness, not to let negative things get to me,” says Haller.
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