Matthias Sammer has warned Erling Haaland about leaving Borussia Dortmund too early while citing Ousmane Dembele's ill-fated move to Barcelona in 2017.
Haaland is attracting attention from top clubs across Europe ahead of the summer transfer window after an outstanding 2020-21 campaign at Westfalenstadion.
It has been suggested that the 20-year-old will be tempted by a move away for Dortmund to fulfil his silverware ambitions, but Sammer thinks he would be wise to exercise patience and continue his development in his current surroundings.
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The former BVB defender has used Dembele's career trajectory as an example to illustrate his point, with the Frenchman having so far failed to live up to expectations since joining Barca from the German club for a big-money fee four years ago.