At West Ham, in January 2021, they rejoiced when the Ajax paid 22.5 million euros for Sebastien haller. Just a year and a half earlier, they had paid Eintracht 50 for the French striker, who passed through the Premier without pain or glory, scoring 10 goals in all that time with West Ham. They thought it was a good deal, to get back almost half of the investment. Seeing how it has exploded in the Amsterdam Arena, now they must be pulling their hair. Half Europe is after him, being the Atlético de Madrid the last to be added to the interest list.
And it is that not only in the Dutch league is he leaving numbers from another galaxy (17 goals in 28 games), but, in the Champions League, Haller has made history by scoring six goals in the first three competitive matches. In addition, he has distributed two assists for a perfect first round of the group stage, feeding the illusions of the Ajax stands, who dream of a Champions League similar to that of 2019.
Cholo Simeone has his eye on Atlético
In the mattress team they know that at the end of this season, Luis Suárez will not continue, so they are looking for a younger 9, with a journey and with a great scoring nose. Haller is of the current forward profile. Tall (1.90m), but skillful with his feet. A great shot both from outside the area and inside, where he is a killer, and tremendously agile. At 27, he also seems to have found maturity and is showing himself as one of the best strikers on the old continent.
The problem may be its price. Ajax is not usually a team that sells cheap and after investing 22.5 million for it, they will not ask for less than double. The auction for the French striker can start at 50 million euros. It will be a question of seeing which team is bidding the most for the new sensation of European football.
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