The reason Haaland rejected Juventus switch revealed

 

Erling Haaland rejected a move to Juventus in favour of a switch to Borussia Dortmund in January, it has been revealed. 

 

A number of Europe's elite courted the Norwegian striker prior to his move to the Bundesliga title contenders at the turn of the year. 

 

And he has proven why interest in his signature was so high having hit the ground running in Germany. 

 

Indeed, Haaland already has 10 goals to his name from nine league appearances and interest in his services remains high. 

 

 

However, it could have been so different for Haaland, who was heavily linked with a move to Juventus before putting pen to paper on a deal with Dortmund. 

 

And his agent, Mino Raiola, has revealed that he turned down Juventus in favour of the German side because head coach Maurizio Sarri had no plans to include Haaland in the first team anytime soon. 

 

"Why didn't Haaland move to Juventus? They would have put him in the Under-23 squad," Raiola told La Repubblica via The Daily Star. 

 

While Juventus have an abundance of attacking riches in the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala, Haaland would have boosted their offensive options considerably.