Haaland unwilling to reveal injury details amidst Real Madrid, Man City interest

Erling Haaland is the talk of the town heading into the summer transfer window. The Borussia Dortmund striker is being pursued by the who’s who of European football, including Real Madrid and Manchester City.

The 21-year-old has been a prolific goalscorer for Dortmund since joining in January 2020. To date, he has plundered 80 goals and assisted 22 more from 84 matches so far.

However, the ongoing campaign has been riddled with injuries for Haaland. So far in 2021/22, the Norwegian international 17 games in all competitions due to different injury problems, which has become a bit of a concern for Dortmund as well as his suitors, reports SPORT1.

Recently, Haaland was at the receiving end of a rough challenge while on international duty with Norway against Armenia in late March. The player who tackled the striker had to be stretchered off while the Dortmund star was believed to have picked up an ankle injury.

But he has not missed a game for the Black and Yellows since, although manager Marco Rose has insisted that his ace goalscorer is not pain-free. The Dortmund boss also, surprisingly, claimed that the 21-year-old was refusing to get the injury investigated.

The report adds that this is not the first time such an incident has occurred. Late in January, Haaland had suffered a minor injury, the details of which he and his camp wanted to be kept private without being made public.

And, now his refusal to get his injury diagnosed and make the results public is leading to speculations that the striker does not wish to derail the chances of a mega-money switch in the summer.

Considering the huge sums that would be involved in his transfer, suitors like Manchester City, Real Madrid or PSG would have some apprehensions over the move if it was to emerge that Haaland is a player very susceptible to injuries.

However, by not taking the required measures and keeping any injury issues a secret, the ex-RB Salzburg ace could risk exacerbating his situation further, which could end up having long-term effects on his career.