Borussia Dortmund are close to signing Karim Adeyemi from Red Bull Salzburg as they replace Erling Haaland.
The German side are poised to wave goodbye to their star striker, whose move to Manchester City is close and set to be announced in the coming days. Dortmund have long known that Haaland was potentially leaving this summer given a release clause in his contract and he is understood to have now intimated to club bosses that his £63million release clause will be paid soon by City, to secure his departure.
Dortmund have sought a replacement for the Norwegian in the form of the Salzburg striker, Adeyemi, formerly of Bayern Munich's junior teams. The Austrian club's director of football, Christoph Freund, told Sky Sports : "I wouldn't rule out that the announcement could happen quickly next week."
