Emotional: Meaningful tribute from Dortmund to Haaland, on his last day at the German club | VIDEO

Very special day for Erling Haaland. This Saturday, the striker makes his last official appearance as a Borussia Dortmund player. For this reason, the club prepared a significant tribute for the athlete who, starting next season, will defend Manchester City in the English Premier League.

Minutes before the whistle that marks the start of the commitment against Hertha Berlin on date 34 of the Bundesliga, the last of the 2021-2022 campaign, the scorer stood on one side of the field. The ‘Cyborg’ received a painting with an inscribed message: “Thank you Erling!”This was accompanied by a postcard from him celebrating one of the many conquests that excited the fans.

Likewise, Haaland carried a bouquet of flowers in his hands, another of the details delivered by the high command of Borussia Dortmund. In fact, the main characters of the German entity accompanied the international with Norway in that space prepared to share with the fans.

The response from the fans of the “Yellow Wind” was immediate, as they chanted the attacker’s name at all times. Undoubtedly, a great show of gratitude for a footballer who gave his best from the first moment and who leaves with pleasant memories of everything he experienced.

On December 29, 2019, the ‘BVB’ made official the hiring of the 21-year-old ‘9’ from Red Bull Salzburg. His debut with the yellow shirt occurred on January 18 of the following year. The letter of introduction was one of the best because he debuted with a hat-trick against Augsburg and this was a harbinger of things to come.

Haaland, not counting his last commitment to Dortmund, completed two and a half seasons in Germany. In that period, Erling scored a total of 85 goals, distributed 19 assists in a total of 89 official matches at local and international level. He leaves Borussia with the 2020-2021 German Cup title with a 4-1 victory against Leipzig. That day he scored a brace.

This is how they announced Haaland

“Manchester City can confirm that we have reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of striker Erling Haaland to the Club on July 1, 2022. The transfer remains subject to the Club finalizing terms with the player.”said the ‘Citizens’ statement last Tuesday.

The sky-blues will pay the Norwegian player’s termination clause, which amounts to 60 million pounds (70 million euros), to take over Haaland, who has spent the last three seasons at Borussia Dortmund, after standing out in Austrian football with the Salzburg.