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  • Borussia Dortmund demand €200m fee for Haaland

    Borussia Dortmund demand €200m fee for Haaland

    Borussia Dortmund are determined not to lose Erling Haaland this summer.

    AS says Dortmund are reported to have doubled down on their attempts to keep Erling Haaland at the club by placing a €200m asking price on their star striker.

    Haaland has emerged as one of the most wanted players in the world after taking his game to the next level at the Signal Iduna Park.

    Now, Dortmund are keen to deter the rapidly rising interest of Premier League giants Manchester United, City and Chelsea – along with LaLiga royalty Real Madrid.

    The interest of Manchester rivals City and United is already known, with both clubs in the market for an elite level centre forward.

  • Haaland to become first ever £1 million-a-week player

    Haaland to become first ever £1 million-a-week player

    Super agent Mino Raiola is positioning Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland to become the game’s first £1 million-a-week player.

    The Mirror says Raiola holds grand plans of brokering an eye-watering amount for his client through a sensational overall package.

    With a huge basic salary in store, image rights, digital opportunities and commercial deals have all been earmarked in the report as ways of reaching the target.

    Raiola’s demands are said to likely rule out the majority of clubs embroiled in the dogfight to sign Haaland except for a handful with enviable finances.

    Manchester City, Real Madrid and PSG have all been identified as the only suitors who would be able to stump up the cash.

    Real Madrid and Barcelona, which held talks with Raiola and Haaland’s father a fortnight ago, have been left ‘shocked’ after being told about his proposal for one of the world’s finest young talents.

    City, as well as Premier League rivals Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United, are also believed to be in the chase to secure Haaland’s signature.

  • Haaland is a bastard – Pep Guardiola

    Haaland is a bastard – Pep Guardiola

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola branded Erling Haaland a “bastard” after their Champions League defeat of Borussia Dortmund.

    After the 2-1 win, the Spaniard revealed afterwards how he struggled to contain football’s hottest properties.

    When asked if he was surprised about how the Dortmund midfield pressed his team, Guardiola told DAZN: “No, not surprised because I faced them when I was at Bayern Munich and they played five at the back.

    “The rest of them play that system and the quality of [Mahmoud] Dahoud, [Jude] Bellingham and, of course, the pace of the people up front – the quality is there. We know it was.

    “But when you want to press they play long balls. They play long balls to Haaland – Haaland is a bastard. Link-up [play] is always perfect and they have the pace so we knew it was not easy to control them.”

  • Man Utd coach responds to Haaland transfer talks

    Man Utd coach responds to Haaland transfer talks

    Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would not comment on whether the Red Devils will be making a move for Dortmund striker Erling Haaland but did suggest that there are only a certain number of teams who are capable of signing the forward.

    United tried to sign the Norwegian last season but he opted for a move to the Bundesliga instead and while the club remain interested in adding the forward to their squad, Solskjaer was giving little away.

    Solskjaer told a press conference ahead of the game against Brighton: “Well, I’m focusing on the next two months and whatever happens in the world of football there is only so many places anyone can go to.

    “As I said, we focus on the ones who are here and even though I worked with Erling it’s not right for me as Man United manager to talk about Erling. I can talk about him as an ex-coach of his, but he will make his own mind up.”

  • Transfer: Real Madrid to offload Arsenal duo for Haaland

    Transfer: Real Madrid to offload Arsenal duo for Haaland

    Real Madrid are aiming to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland or PSG’s Kylian Mbappe this summer.

    But to do so, Los Blancos need to permanently offload players currently in their ‘loan box’, says AS.

    Among the most valuable assets are Arsenal duo Martin Odegaard and Dani Ceballos, with the Norwegian in particular having impressed.

    They are also hell-bent on selling Gareth Bale, despite the Welshman last week revealing that he intends to return to Madrid at the end of the season.

    The 31-year-old earns over £600,000-a-week at Santiago Bernabeu, and would need to be offloaded in order for the club to afford a package for a new major star.

    Erling Haaland, whose father Alf-Inge and agent Mino Raiola have visited both Barcelona and Madrid for talks, will likely cost around £150m this summer, as Borussia Dortmund dig their heels in.

    And Mbappe, 22, who will have just a year remaining on his contract, could still cost £128m from Paris Saint-Germain.

    Flop Luka Jovic has managed only three Bundesliga goals this term back on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt this season, and will be cashed in on by Madrid this summer.

    Teenage duo Reinier and Take Kubo are set to be given up on in pursuit of Haaland and Mbappe, while former Wolves defender Jesus Vallejo, currently at Granada, will be up for sale.

  • Raiola admits blocking Haaland from joining Man Utd

    Raiola admits blocking Haaland from joining Man Utd

    Super agent Mino Raiola admits blocking Erling Haaland from joining Manchester United in January 2020.

    Raiola has admitted he was “maybe too careful” in moving Haaland to Borussia Dortmund last year with the Norwegian striker now the most in-demand player in world football.

    Before joining Dortmund in January 2020, Haaland and agent Raiola turned down the chance to reunite the player with his former Molde boss Ole Gunner Solskjaer at Old Trafford.

    “Haaland is in front of his own development. He is ahead of his own schedule. Maybe I was too careful when I said, ‘Oh no, let’s move to Dortmund instead of I-don’t-know-where’,” Raiola told the Athletic.

    “This boy — I’m 100 per cent convinced and everybody’s convinced — can move to any club, wherever he wants, already on this level. And he could have done that last year.

    “But maybe last year there were still teams (saying), ‘Oh, he was in Red Bull (Salzburg), can he do it in another club?’.

    “He is quicker than his own prediction. So yeah, Haaland is the talk of the town.”

  • You’re not ready to leave, Dortmund chief tells Haaland

    You’re not ready to leave, Dortmund chief tells Haaland

    Borussia Dortmund advisor Matthais Sammer says Erling Haaland should stay where he is.

    The Norway striker is being linked with Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United ahead of the summer market.

    “I would recommend Erling also see the value of Borussia Dortmund,” Sammer told BILD.

    “The club has given him a lot. From here he can only go to a handful of clubs.

    “When Erling takes the next step, he must be a finished product, perfect. He is very, very good. He needs to improve some details.

    “Robert (Lewandowski) was complete when he left for Bayern. It was clear: he went straight into the starting eleven. But as a counter-example, Ousmane Dembélé left for Barcelona perhaps a moment too soon. Erling is far in his development, but he is not complete.”

  • Haaland tells agent: Get me out of Dortmund if…

    Haaland tells agent: Get me out of Dortmund if…

    Erling Haaland is prepared to quit Borussia Dortmund this summer if they miss out on Champions League qualification.

    AS says Manchester United have been given a boost in their pursuit of Haaland – with the striker set to quit this summer if Borussia Dortmund miss out on the Champions League.

    The Norwegian wonderkid, 20, showed his frustration on Saturday as he stormed off the pitch following his side’s 2-2 draw with Koln.

    And now Haaland could walk away from Dortmund this summer, with Man Utd and Real Madrid poised, if they miss out on a seat at Europe’s top table.

    The Spanish publication has even claimed Haaland has spoken to his agent, Mino Raiola, to make it crystal clear he wants to quit if Champions League football is off the table at the Westfalenstadion.

  • I’ll speak to Haaland privately – Haaland

    I’ll speak to Haaland privately – Haaland

    Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it was ‘only a matter of time’ before countrymen Erling Haaland eclipsed his own tally of Champions League goals.

    Haaland scored twice to fire Borussia Dortmund past Sevilla and into the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

    The 20-year-old now has 20 goals in the Champions League, overtaking Solskaer’s tally of 19.

    Speaking about Haaland at his press conference on Wednesday, Solskjaer said: “It was just a matter of time before he scored more goals than me in the Champions League.

    “At the age of 20 to achieve the amount of goals he has is fantastic, there’s not many more superlatives anyone can use. Whatever I want to say to him I’ll say in Norwegian directly to him.

    “I’ve never been one to look back at records and think about it. Now it’s, ‘You’re the first manager to do this to win this’ and my focus is always on improving and getting better.

    “Unfortunately I can’t play football anymore and Erling can only work on improving and keep on scoring. My focus is only on improving Man Utd so I’ll gladly give away all my records to improve what I’m doing now.”

  • Chelsea owner Abramovich confident of signing Haaland

    Chelsea owner Abramovich confident of signing Haaland

    Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich remains confident of convincing Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland about a move to London.

    ESPN says despite reports in Germany this week that Chelsea had no chance of prising the 20-year-old from Borussia Dortmund, the Blues believe they have the most attractive Premier League package to offer Haaland.

    On top of Abramovich’s willingness to offer a significant financial package to the £100million-rated Haaland, Chelsea’s position as a squad brimming with expensive young talent is another supposed feather in their cap.

    The Blues spent £53m on Timo Werner from Leipzig last summer after a scintellating campaign in the Bundesliga, but the move is yet to pay off – with the German finding it difficult to adapt to the top flight. He has scored just five goals in the Premier League this season.

    Manager Thomas Tuchel has already admitted Werner may not suit his current possession-based system, and could see Haaland as a better fit for the squad.

    The report also claims that Chelsea’s London status could also be tempting to Haaland, with the west Londoners the only club in the capital with any real chance of signing him.