Haaland bets on Madrid

Haaland (21 years old) continues to debate his professional future in a few weeks that are presumed decisive for the final decision that the Norwegian giant of Borussia Dortmund ends up adopting. As AS has already been informing you, the deck of suitors has been reduced to two (Real Madrid and Manchester City) given that Barcelona itself has recognized through Joan Laporta that it is an operation that is not very viable right now for the Barça club given the tensions of the Treasury that it suffers and the magnitude of it.

As AS learned, last week Haaland rejected that first big offer that City He sent the boy’s father and the scorer’s agent, Mino Raiola. An offer that breaks all barriers since it would guarantee Haaland an income of 600,000 euros a week, for a total amount of between 27 and 28 million net annual salary. The player’s “no” to City is not definitive, but it does reveal that the boy is still waiting for Real Madrid, the team he wants to join from this coming summer. Haaland’s final decision is not based on money, given that in that case he would have already signed for Pep Guardiola’s team.

Josep Pedrerol has already announced in The beach bar what the final price of the transferfor the club that loves him, is from 200 million euros. They are distributed as follows: 100 for Dortmund as a transfer (there is no fixed clause of 75 as previously stated), 50 gross for Mino Raiola and another 50 for the player’s father. That brings the price to 200 kilos, to which It would be necessary to add in that first year the tab of 25 million net that they have requested for the kid, his agent and his father. The problem is that the commissions skyrocket to a value that equals the transfer price, which raises serious doubts for the white club about the suitability of facing the transfer under these conditions. Nor does the extensive injury history he has had in these last two seasons help.

A problem and a path to follow

That is affecting Erling Haaland. His will to play for Real Madrid has stopped Manchester City’s assault for the time being and he has even bought a house in Marbella to spend as much time as possible in our country, with which he is in love for its climate and gastronomy. But it is also true that Haaland is a little restless in view of the fact that they have slipped Madrid’s doubts due to their continuous injuriesand more after the bitter experiences in that field with Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale. Haaland wants to sign for Madrid this summer and not wait for 2023although it would be ideal for the Chamartín club because that way Benzema, who is now 34 years old, could understand that a reinforcement would arrive to shore up the position of center forward for the next decade.

The question is whether the boy will withstand the pressure that City, his father and Raiola are exerting on him or if his desire to play for white is so strong that he follows the Mbappé route. The Frenchman has rejected an offer from PSG to renew (100 million net transfer bonus and 50-53 million annual salary), in order to be the flag of the next Madridista project based in the new and impressive Bernabéu. Mbappé has already made a decision. Now he has to make a move on Haaland. Real Madrid wants the Norwegian, but not at any price…