“I am a completely different player”: Karim Adeyemi does not want to be compared to Erling Haaland

Karim Adeyemi does not think of himself as Erling Haaland’s successor at Borussia Dortmund, and he wants to bring his own style of play to the team.

Just one hour after the announcement of Erling Haaland’s move to Manchester City on Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund made the signing of Karim Adeyemi official. The highly rated forward will join BVB from RB Salzburg in the summer for a fee of 30 million euros plus performance related bonuses.

Adeyemi is not feeling any pressure ahead of his move, but is rather looking forward to making his impact in the German Bundesliga. During his press conference with RB Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund on Wednesday [H/T: Ruhr Nachrichten], Adeyemi said:

"“I will try to bring my own style to the team and look to help the team. I have no pressure, but I’m rather looking forward to it.”"

Adeyemi will have an important role to play in the Borussia Dortmund attack starting from next season. Some claim that the 20 year old could replace the departing Erling Haaland up front for the Black and Yellows.

But the BVB bosses view Adeyemi more as a replacement for Jadon Sancho than Haaland. And they are planning to bring in a natural number nine to replace the Norwegian international.

Adeyemi does not want to be compared to Haaland either, and he believes that they are two completely different types of players.

"“It’s similar to how I got into the first team in Salzburg as well. Coincidentally, it was Erling Haaland again, so people think that I’m his successor – but I want to rule that out because I’m a completely different type of player. You can’t compare the two of us.”"

Borussia Dortmund beat out competition from a number of other big clubs to complete the signing of Karim Adeyemi. And the 20 year old says that he is moving to Dortmund with a good feeling, especially after holding talks with head coach Marco Rose.

"“I talked to Marco Rose. We had an open conversation. He was very keen to have me in Dortmund. That’s why I’m going to BVB with a good feeling.”"

Adeyemi also feels that his game can improve in a number of areas, and he wants to continue to develop in the coming years.