Last week, it was announced that Sebastian Haller, 28, had developed testicular cancer.
Now he is doing his first post-op interview.
– I am lucky to be surrounded by good people, he says.
The 28-year-old striker had just completed his move to the German top club Borussia Dortmund When, after a medical examination, he received the shocking news of the discovery of a malignant tumor in the testicle.
Haller has now undergone surgery and has begun chemotherapy.
Now he is doing his first post-op interview.
– I started feeling weird in my stomach. The first ultrasound was done at 9 am, and the next morning we had an MRI and then a biopsy. When I heard the word tumor, it was a shock, he told ESPN.
Walking
Haller says he is grateful for all the support and that he has good people around him.
– It’s a new situation for me and my family, but I’m lucky to have these people around. I feel relatively good. I can go out for walks every day and spend time with family and friends. That way, I’m perfectly fine, he says.
‘It was a bad deal’
Now he longs to make his Dortmund debut, even if it takes that time.
We have worked hard and for a long time to achieve this transformation. Everyone was very happy and I was really looking forward to playing. They paid 30 million euros for my signature and now I can’t play for months. It was such a bad deal, but on the other hand, I can’t do anything about it.
The important thing now is not to lose any muscle mass, and to stay in as good shape as possible. My first goal is to return to the football field, but I want to play in front of the “yellow wall” and score my first goal for the club. Sebastian Haller says it will be a wonderful and emotional moment.