Haaland ‘tells Dortmund to hide injuries’ so they don’t scupper Man City move

Erling Haaland has reportedly told Borussia Dortmund to keep his injuries a secret so that they do not scupper a move to Manchester City.

The Premier League champions have been strongly linked with the Norwegian striker for much of this season and are set to do battle with Real Madrid for his signature in the summer. However, Haaland has struggled with several injuries this season, which have now caused him to request Dortmund keep quiet about them from now on.

German outlet SPORT1 report that Haaland does not want his club to 'publicly announce' the details of his injuries for the rest of the season.

This is due to fears that concerns over his injury record could ruin his chances of a move at the end of the season, with Haaland also said to be 'refusing' further investigation into his latest knock.

That comes after Dortmund boss Marco Rose admitted Haaland had refused an MRI scan on a recent ankle injury and had been 'playing through pain' during training.

Haaland has already missed a total of 16 matches through injury this season having struggled with a handful of muscle injuries and a hip flexor issue.

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Those absences have restricted the 21-year-old to just 26 appearances in all competitions this season, but he has still managed to tally 25 goals and eight assists.

The Leeds-born forward added to that tally on Saturday as he bagged a brace, his first league goals since January, and provided an assist for Axel Witsel.

A move to the Etihad Stadium this summer is looking increasingly likely for Haaland, with Real Madrid understood to now be prioritising a move for Kylian Mbappe instead.

This has led City to now be confident they will be successful in their pursuit, with Haaland reportedly set to make a decision on his future before the end of April.

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