Bitter news from Sébastien Haller: The Borussia Dortmund striker, who is suffering from a testicular tumor, has to undergo an operation. Sports director Sebastian Kehl recently said there was no concrete plan for the attacker to make a comeback.
BVB striker Sébastien Haller, who is suffering from testicular cancer, has to undergo a second operation. This is necessary to “finally eliminate this tumor that keeps me off the field,” said the Ivorian on social networks. The 28-year-old stated that the fight was not over for him. Borussia Dortmund then tweeted: “We wish you continued strength, Seb! Stay strong!”
Haller, who was hired by Ajax Amsterdam for the Dortmund record sum of over 30 million euros this summer, was diagnosed with a testicular tumor during the pre-season. Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl recently said there was no concrete plan for the attacker to make a comeback. “We can’t give a fixed date,” said Kehl. Haller completed a training session at the Ajax site at the end of October, fueling speculation about an early comeback.
The national player had previously attended the Ballon d’Or award ceremony in mid-October and had commented on his state of health there. “Everything is fine. If I’m here today, it’s because everything is fine, things are going as well as possible,” said Haller.
Shortly before, in an interview published on the UEFA website, he had spoken openly about the course of his treatment. “I spend five days straight in the hospital where I’m hooked up 24/7 and can’t get out of bed while the treatments are injected into my body. Then I’m off for two weeks. This cycle is a phase and I I have to do this four times in total. Four phases of chemotherapy, each lasting about three weeks,” said the Ivorian international, adding: “Depending on how my cancer develops and spreads, I have to have an operation.”
He was optimistic and had a schedule in mind. If he doesn’t have to be operated on again, “and that would be very lucky, it could even go quite quickly. Three weeks after the last cycle, we look at how the metastases have developed and whether an operation is necessary. If I don’t have an operation I think I should be in good shape after those three weeks.” Now everything is different.
