Borussia Dortmund had already announced recently that Erling Haaland would not be travelling to the Norwegian national team. The BVB striker now also confirmed this via Twitter.
“Hi guys, sorry I’m not ready for the internationals. Would have been happy, good luck to Norway anyway,” the 21-year-old tweeted on Monday afternoon.
Norway’s association had hoped until the very end that their goalkeeper would still be fit. But nothing came of it, as is now finally clear. A check-up of his injury by the Norwegian national team’s medical staff is also off the table. The Norwegian association said that the injury had not healed quickly enough and that there was a risk of complications if he went in too early. “We had a constructive exchange with Erling and the doctors in Dortmund on a permanent basis,” said national team doctor Ola Sand about the decision that has now been taken.
“We had a constructive exchange with Erling and the doctors in Dortmund on a permanent basis. “
OLA SAND, NORWEGIAN NATIONAL TEAM DOCTOR
In Dortmund, those responsible are likely to have received this with relief, but also without much surprise. “At the moment Erling is not yet in a position to train, let alone play a game,” Kehl told kicker on Sunday.
As of now, the exceptional striker is scheduled to return in the home match against Mainz on October 16. “I strongly expect Erling to be back on the pitch then,” Kehl said.
Important match in Turkey
Norway play in the World Cup qualifiers on Friday evening in Turkey, which has recently been managed by Stefan Kuntz, and on Monday the Scandinavians face Montenegro. Norway are currently level on points with the Netherlands (13 points) in second place in Group G after six matchdays, with Turkey two points behind and in a position to overtake Norway on Friday.
