Sule wishes Dortmund's new boy Haller luck after tumor discovery
Niklas Sule has offered his support to Borussia Dortmund team-mate Sebastien Haller after discovering a testicular tumour, insisting matters on the pitch are 'one hundred percent in the background' as he recovers .
Haller, a new signing at Dortmund, was forced out of the club's pre-season training camp in Switzerland after feeling unwell on Monday, with subsequent tests revealing the tumor.
Dortmund boss Edin Terzic then revealed the forward had returned to Germany for further testing, calling the news "brutally difficult".
Haller's former coach at Ajax and Utrecht, Erik ten Hag, was among those who wished the Ivory Coast international a speedy recovery yesterday, sentiments which have now been echoed by his fellow newcomer from Dortmund, Sulei.
"The sporting aspect is one hundred percent in the background," the defender told Dortmund media. "We miss the man Sébastien Haller.
"We wish him all the best, a speedy recovery and a lot of strength for the times that now come.
"The way he handled the news was very positive. As a team, we wanted to give him a little sign that we were with him. I hope he recovers very soon."
Sule agreed to join Dortmund when his contact with Bayern Munich expired in February, and made the switch in July after winning five Bundesliga titles and a Champions League with the Bavarian giants.
>But the towering defender, who contributed to five clean sheets in 22 league appearances last season, believes his new club are more than capable of ending Bayern's 10-year stranglehold on the Bundesliga title years.
"I didn't come here because I don't believe in winning the league with this team," he added.
"I strongly believe we can do it. We have a lot of quality in my opinion, and we will do everything not just verbally, but hopefully on the pitch as well to be able to achieve this goal."< /p>
When asked if winning the Bundesliga would mean more to Dortmund than with Bayern, Sule replied: "I can't say that at the moment. I know what it was like to win the titles with Bayern.
"And if it were more beautiful, then I'm happy."
Niklas Sule has offered his support to Borussia Dortmund team-mate Sebastien Haller after discovering a testicular tumour, insisting matters on the pitch are 'one hundred percent in the background' as he recovers .
Haller, a new signing at Dortmund, was forced out of the club's pre-season training camp in Switzerland after feeling unwell on Monday, with subsequent tests revealing the tumor.
Dortmund boss Edin Terzic then revealed the forward had returned to Germany for further testing, calling the news "brutally difficult".
Haller's former coach at Ajax and Utrecht, Erik ten Hag, was among those who wished the Ivory Coast international a speedy recovery yesterday, sentiments which have now been echoed by his fellow newcomer from Dortmund, Sulei.
"The sporting aspect is one hundred percent in the background," the defender told Dortmund media. "We miss the man Sébastien Haller.
"We wish him all the best, a speedy recovery and a lot of strength for the times that now come.
"The way he handled the news was very positive. As a team, we wanted to give him a little sign that we were with him. I hope he recovers very soon."
Sule agreed to join Dortmund when his contact with Bayern Munich expired in February, and made the switch in July after winning five Bundesliga titles and a Champions League with the Bavarian giants.
>But the towering defender, who contributed to five clean sheets in 22 league appearances last season, believes his new club are more than capable of ending Bayern's 10-year stranglehold on the Bundesliga title years.
"I didn't come here because I don't believe in winning the league with this team," he added.
"I strongly believe we can do it. We have a lot of quality in my opinion, and we will do everything not just verbally, but hopefully on the pitch as well to be able to achieve this goal."< /p>
When asked if winning the Bundesliga would mean more to Dortmund than with Bayern, Sule replied: "I can't say that at the moment. I know what it was like to win the titles with Bayern.
"And if it were more beautiful, then I'm happy."
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