“Don’t talk nicely” at BVB
Hans-Joachim Watzke hopes that Erling Haaland will stay with Borussia Dortmund beyond the summer. “It may be that Erling leaves, it may be that he stays,” said the BVB managing director on Sunday at the TV broadcaster “image“. “A few days ago” he had “a very good conversation” with Haaland’s advisor Mino Raiola, said Watzke. “That was relatively friendly.” The two sat together in recent years not only because of Haaland, but also during the transfers of Donyell Malen (22) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (32).
But he also knows that a number of top clubs are trying to attract the 21-year-old, who is under contract in Dortmund until 2024, but could apparently draw a release clause after the end of the season. With a market value of 150 million euros, Haaland is the most valuable player in Bundesliga history and is currently only managed by Kylian Mbappé (22, PSG) exceeded (for worldwide market value statistics).
Most valuable players in the world: Haaland on 2, Kimmich tied with Neymar
25 Jude Bellingham – BVB – market value: € 70 million (as of December 19, 21)
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16 other footballers have a market value of € 70 million.
21 Marquinhos – PSG – Market value: € 75 million
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21 Rúben Dias – Man City – market value € 75 million
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21 Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – market value: € 75 million
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21 Mason Mount – Chelsea – Market value: € 75 million
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17 Pedri – Barça – Market value: € 80 million
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17 Marcos Llorente – Atlético – Market value: € 80 million
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17 Lautaro Martínez – Inter – Market value: € 80 million
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17 Phil Foden – Man City – Market value: € 80 million
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14 Sadio Mané – Liverpool – Market value: € 85 million
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14 Heung-min Son – Tottenham – Market value: € 85 million
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14 Marcus Rashford – Man United – Market value: € 85 million
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9 Raheem Sterling – Man City – Market value: € 90 million
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9 Joshua Kimmich – FC Bayern – market value: € 90 million
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9 Bruno Fernandes – Man United – Market value: € 90 million
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9 Frenkie de Jong – Barça – Market value: € 90 million
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9 Jadon Sancho – Man United – Market value: € 90 million
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9 Neymar – PSG – market value: € 90 million
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4 Kevin De Bruyne – Man City – Market value: € 100 million
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4 Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – market value: € 100 million
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4 Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea – market value: € 100 million
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4 Jack Grealish – Man City – Market value: € 100 million
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3 Harry Kane – Tottenham – market value: € 120 million
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2 Erling Haaland – BVB – market value: € 150 million
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1 Kylian Mbappe – PSG – market value: € 160 million
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The “great interest” of the Spanish record champions and league leaders Real Madrid is even “guaranteed”, said Watzke. “I think it would be more popular in Spain. A different kind of football is played in England. ”But he believes that“ it’s good for him if he stays in the Bundesliga, ”said Watzke, who announced further talks. “In the end it is like this, either he stays, then we are happy, or he says he has made up his mind, he wants to do something different.”
It is possible that BVB will then pay “2.50 euros more” in salary so that Haaland stays. “I fight for Erling at least as much for BVB as for the Bundesliga,” said Watzke, who will also serve as chairman of the supervisory board of the German Football League. In Europe everyone speaks to him about Erling Haaland.
BVB boss Watzke on the role of persecutor: Make sure that we “do not fail” because of the pressure
In the domestic league, on the other hand, the question of the champions seems to be almost resolved before Christmas – after the 2: 3 in Berlin, Dortmund are nine points behind FC Bayern (to the Bundesliga table). “We have to make sure that we don’t fail under the pressure of always being measured against Bayern. We have to look at ourselves ”, said Watzke, for whom the mentality of the BVB team is“ not the problem this year ”.
BVB in 6th place
Best first half of the Bundesliga history
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“I can read a table and I also know what it means when Bayern Munich have a nine point lead,” said Watzke, who did not want to “gloss over anything”. The Munich team played the fifth-best first half of the Bundesliga history with 43 points – Pep Guardiola’s Bayern achieved the biggest win in the first half of 2013 with 47 points. “The way Bayern are playing again now, you just won’t get a chance,” said Watzke.
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29. Zlatan Ibrahimovic | AC Milan | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 4 million
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29. Giacomo Bonaventure | AC Florence | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 4 million
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29 Riccardo Calafiori | AS Roma | Contract until 2025 | MW: € 4 million
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28. Kenny Tete | Fulham FC | Contract until 2024 | MW: € 5 million
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27. Mohamed Fares | Genoa CFC | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 5.5 million
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26. Pablo Rosario | OGC Nice | Contract until 2026 | MW: € 6 million
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24. Brian Brobbey | RB Leipzig | Contract until 2025 | MW: € 7.5 million
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24. Luca Pellegrini | Juventus | Contract until 2025 | MW: 7.5 million
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23. Mitchel Bakker | Bayer 04 | Contract until 2025 | MW: € 10 million
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21. Walter Benítez | OGC Nice | Contract until 2023 | MW: € 12 million
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21. Andrea Pinamonti | FC Empoli | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 12 million
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19. Justin Kluivert | OGC Nice | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 14 million
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19. Alphonse Areola | West Ham | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 14 million
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14. Henrikh Mkhitaryan | AS Roma | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 15 million
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14. Owen Wijndal | AZ Alkmaar | Contract until 2023 | MW: € 15 million
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14. Myron Boadu | AS Monaco | Contract until 2026 | MW: € 15 million
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14. Calvin Stengs | OGC Nice | Contract until 2026 | MW: € 15 million
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14. Konstantinos Manolas | SSC Naples | Contract until 2024 | MW: € 15 million
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13. Denzel Dumfries | Inter Milan | Contract until 2023 | MW: € 16 million
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12. Alessio Romagnoli | AC Milan | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 20 million
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11. Marcus Thuram | Borussia M’gladbach | Contract until 2023 | MW: € 28 million
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10. Donyell Paint | Borussia Dortmund | Contract until 2026 | MW: € 30 million
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9. Ryan Gravenberch | Ajax | Contract until 2023 | MW: € 33 million
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8. Moise Kean | Juventus | Contract until 2023 | MW: € 35 million
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7. Hirving Lozano | SSC Naples | Contract until 2024 | MW: € 45 million
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6. Stefan de Vrij | Inter | Contract until 2023 | MW: € 50 million
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5. Marco Verratti | PSG | Contract until 2024 | MW: € 55 million
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4. Paul Pogba | Manchester United | Contract until 2022 | MW: € 60 million
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3. Gianluigi Donnarumma | PSG | Contract until 2026 | MW: € 65 million
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2. Matthijs de Ligt | Juventus | Contract until 2024 | MW: € 70 million
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1. Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | Contract until 2024 | MW: € 150 million
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