Soccer-Dortmund sign Modeste from Cologne to stand in for Haller


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Cologne v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany - March 6, 2022 FC Cologne's Anthony Modeste with an anti war message on his shirt in support of Ukraine amid Russia's invasion REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo

(Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund have signed centre forward Anthony Modeste from Bundesliga rivals Cologne on a one-year contract to fill in for Sebastien Haller who will be out of action for several months to undergo chemotherapy, the German club said on Monday.

Haller, 28, was signed last month to replace Erling Haaland, who joined Manchester City, but less than two weeks later the Ivory Coast international was diagnosed with a malignant testicular tumour during Dortmund's training camp.

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