Borussia Dortmund boss Marco Rose has confirmed Erling Haaland 'continues to have injury problems'.
Manchester United and Manchester City are both admirers of the Dortmund centre-forward and are keen on signing him. Haaland has established himself as Europe's most exciting striker in recent seasons and he has 80 goals in 79 appearances for the German club.
But while Haaland has no problem finding the back of the net for Dortmund, he's struggled to maintain a clean bill of health of late. The 21-year-old has already dealt with four injuries this season, which means he's been unavailable for a total of 89 days.
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Ralf Rangnick recently confirmed United will be in the market for a centre-forward this summer and Pep Guardiola's admiration for Haaland is no secret, but Dortmund's latest injury update on the player is just the latest of many throughout his career.
"Erling continues to have [injury] problems," Rose admitted at the weekend.
"He doesn't feel free. He still doesn't feel comfortable in his movements.
"What we don't want is to cause a relapse. Neither does he. We don't want to take risks with his health. I have to be honest: it may take him a few more matches."
Haaland is Europe's most sought after talent but his injury record might be enough to make teams think twice on any transfer.
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