Dortmund admit Haaland could leave under 'certain conditions' next summer

Stefan Bienkowski

• 4 Dec 2021 21:29 GMT
• 3 min read

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has admitted that star striker Erling Haaland could leave the club under "certain conditions" next summer.

Reports in Germany have, for some time, alluded to a minimum-fee release clause in the Norway international’s contract with the Bundesliga side that would allow him to be bought for anywhere between €75-100 million at the end of the season.

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As such, Haaland has been linked with just about every major club in European football due to the fact that he could be signed for a cut-down price ahead of the next season.

And while Dortmund have never confirmed that a release clause exists and how much it would cost to trigger it, Zorc certainly didn’t go out of his way to deny it when he spoke to Sport1 after the club’s 3-2 defeat to Bayern Munich on Saturday.

"The fact is that he has a contract. But it's also a fact, and this is no secret, that he can leave the club under certain conditions," Zorc explained to Sport1.

"Both Erling and the club are dealing with the issue very professionally. We'll see how things progress.

"There is, despite the pandemic, no economic need to sell him. That is also a fact. We will sit down and see how the talks go."

Will Haaland leave in the summer?

Whether or not Haaland does in fact leave the club in the summer will almost certainly come down to the player’s own ambitions and future plans.

Even if a club does decide to offer the necessary amount to sign the striker, they would still need to convince him that he would progress as steadily and consistently as he has done at Dortmund for the past 18 months.

As such, the German side may be able to convince Haaland to stay put for another year, even if his clause is triggered.