Sébastien Haller is crowned African champion with Côte d'Ivoire for the first time in its history. The Borussia Dortmund striker played a key role in this memorable achievement, scoring twice (in the semi-final and final), and did everything in his power to stay focused on the African Cup of Nations. Even going so far as to reject a loan move to Fulham.
Indeed, according to Fabrizio Romano, the English club had approached BVB to secure his services. Discussions did not go very far. The Ivorian did not want to be distracted and had no desire to leave the German club mid-season.Sébastien Haller's contract runs until June 2026.
🚨⛔️ Sebastien Haller rejected potential loan move to Fulham in the final week of January.
Fulham approached BVB for talks but Haller didn't want to move, no distraction during the AFCON and no plans to leave Dortmund mid-season. pic.twitter.com/OePgsi6G92
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 12, 2024