Haaland looks close to Madrid

A picture is worth a thousand words, and the one Haaland featured when Jadon Sancho scored 3-2 against Leipzig is the best proof of that. Sitting in the stands, as he was injured in the thigh, he saw how that goal keeps Borussia's hopes of entering Champions League positions alive, which would bring him very close to his intention of signing for Real Madrid.And he celebrated it in style. Borussia is still in the fight with Eintracht de Franfurt for that fourth place that gives access to the Champions League and there are two days left in the Bundesliga … Currently the ‘borusser’ group occupies that fourth place that gives access to the maximum European competition, but only one point separates him from Eintracht in the table: this Saturday, those from Frankfurt face Schalke, already relegated (15:30). A while later (at 18:00), the yellow-black team visits Mainz. He will know the result of his rival and will depend on himself to know if he increases his advantage or has to surpass him again in the table. It will be the last day that decides the future of Haaland: On May 16, with a unified schedule at 3:30 p.m., Borussia, acting as a local, receives Leverkusen. The Eintracht, to Freiburg. The dynamics of the Dortmund team (five victories in their last five games) make them favorites, but …

Being able to play in the Champions League next season is essential for Haaland to increase his options to play for Real Madrid. The reason is simple. The priority for Real Madrid is to try to recruit Mbappé this summer, which is when he enters his last year of contract at PSG. That lowers its cost. For the Parisian club, it is about selling him and getting a slice for him or letting him go free in the summer of 2022, because, to this day, Mbappé is clear that he does not renew.

If PSG agreed to sell Mbappé this summer, at best for Real Madrid, Haaland would have to wait another year to wear white. And that will only be possible if Dortmund qualify for the Champions League. Otherwise, the Norwegian would hasten his departure without waiting for Madrid because it would be a risk not to have the showcase of the highest competition for a whole season.

This is not the only possibility for Haaland to wear white, which is his main dream and he has made it known to his representative, Mino Raiola. In the hypothesis that the PSG does not want to sell Mbappé this summer it is logical to think that Madrid would advance the negotiations with Dortmund for the Norwegian striker to ensure the striker who will dominate the next decade. In that case, Mbappé would arrive free in 2022. But everything is in the air.