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BVB snatch Man Utd, Juventus target Haaland in cut-price deal

Borussia Dortmund have signed Erling Braud Haaland from RB Salzburg in a deal worth a reported €20 million.

The Norwegian teenager was chased heavily by Manchester United and Juventus.

Haaland will now look to continue his scoring exploits with the Bundesliga giants.

"I had intensive discussions with the club's management, especially with Hans-Joachim Watzke, Michael Zorc and manager Lucien Favre," Haaland told Dortmund's website.

"There was a feeling right from the start that I absolutely wanted to join this club, go down this route and play football in this incredible Dortmund atmosphere in front of more than 80,000 spectators. I'm already itching to get started."

BVB chief Hans Joachim-Watzke said: "Despite many offers from some absolute top clubs from all over Europe, Erling has decided to join the project at BVB and the vision we have shown him," Watzke said. "Our tenacity has paid off."

And sporting director Michael Zorc added: "We can all look forward to watching an ambitious, athletic and physically strong centre-forward with a clear goalscoring instinct and impressive speed, and we hope he develops further in Dortmund.

"At the age of 19, Erling is, of course, just beginning what we hope will be a great career."


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