Man City: Erling Haaland ‘expresses desire’ to leave with ‘starting price not an obstacle’ for Barcelona
By Lewis Oldham,
2024-09-15
According to reports, Erling Haaland’s ‘future seems away’ from Manchester City as three elite European clubs are in an ‘intense war’ to sign him.
Man City fended off competition from several clubs to sign Haaland from Borussia Dortmund for around £51m ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.
The 24-year-old has arguably established himself as the best striker in the world during his time at the Etihad.
The forward has made a stunning start to this season as he has scored nine goals in his five appearances across all competitions. Overall for Man City, he has 99 goals in his 103 outings.
Haaland is under contract until 2027 and recent reports have suggested Man City are keen to offer him a new deal.
A new report in Spain claims Haaland is ‘clear’ about his future as he has ‘expressed his desire to face new challenges and the next step in his career seems to point to another country and another big club’.
While Barcelona are said to be leading the race to sign Haaland, Real Madrid and PSG are also in an ‘intense war’ to sign the prolific striker.
It is also said that ‘Haaland’s starting price would be around 120 million euros, a figure that, although high, does not seem to be an obstacle’.
Regarding interest from Barcelona, Real Madrid and PSG, the report explains.
‘At FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta and Deco have already started moving threads to try to bring the Norwegian to Camp Nou. The Catalan club know they need a top-class striker to regain their position in Europe, and Haaland is the name they like best.
‘In addition, the possible exit of important players in the summer market could provide the necessary financing to undertake this operation. The challenge is to convince the striker that the Blaugrana project is the best to continue enlarging his legend.
‘On the other hand, Real Madrid is not far behind in the race. The white club, always on the lookout for big stars, sees Haaland as the perfect ‘9’. The board led by Florentino Pérez wants to strengthen the attack with a world-class goalscorer, and the Norwegian fits perfectly into this profile.
‘Finally, PSG, always a protagonist in this type of operation, is also preparing to make a strong bid for Haaland.’
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