Operation Haaland is on fire. Alfie, father of the forward, and Mino Raiola, agent, shook the football scene when they landed, this Thursday, in Barcelona. There, the couple met with Joan Laporta and Mateu Alemany. The club wanted to know the position of the player and the conditions on which the signing turns, while Haaland's circle wanted to do the same for the Blaugrana team. In the afternoon, another bomb, as it was Real Madrid's turn. Same context, but with Florentino Pérez on the other side of the table.
Now the Premier League arrives. Sports world advanced information that is echoed in England, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United They will also have a voice in this soap opera. Time will tell if they have a vote. Madrid has always been the great favorite in the fight, but Laporta's entry on the scene added an important actor to the stage. Nevertheless, Guardiola's City is presented as the most dangerous rival. The auction has started, the starting price is 180 million euros, who gives more?
Manchester City
At the Etihad, Messi was the man who kept the board from sleeping citizen, but the Argentine's name has fallen and now all efforts will focus on getting Haaland, in addition to Jack Grealish. For this they have set aside 230 million euros, an amount with which they consider they could convince Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa. But the best assets they have as far as '9' is concerned are the sports project (City is the top favorite to win the Champions League) and the economic muscle: in England there is talk of a gross salary of 36 million euros a year that would make him the highest paid in the Premier. The fact that his father Alfie played for the club for three years adds sentimentality to the equation. Meanwhile, the tensions between Raiola and Guardiola seem buried …
Manchester United
Without leaving Manchester, we left Etihad Campus for Trafford. The Red Devils they have Solskjaer as a card up their sleeve. It is no secret the admiration that Ole professes for his compatriot and the fact that they shared a past in the Molde (the coach made him debut) adds spice to the matter. United pushed hard when Erling thrashed in SalzburgBut Raiola's desire to use Borussia Dortmund as a bridge team may have weighed too heavily. The Italian has recognized in The Athletic that that could be a mistake, since its represented is more than prepared for the lights that shine the most. Those of the Theater of Dreams do it and this course is experiencing a kind of sports renaissance. Nightmares forgotten, they will return to the load.
Liverpool
We do not know what the route chosen by Raiola and Alfie Haaland will be like, but due to sheer geographical arrangement, the visit to Liverpool will not be too far apart from the previous one. Set net He always appeared in the race with Madrid to win Kylian Mbappé, but The pair will not miss the opportunity to test the waters of the current Premier champion. In addition, those of Klopp have just received an economic injection of 625 million euros from LeBron James' company that will allow them to sign comfortably in the summer. That which is needed to face an operation like Haaland's. Salah has distributed winks with LaLiga and his renewal is still in the air. Would that be the hole destined to cyborg Norwegian? From 'Wonderwall' to 'Hey Jude' and we keep flying.
Chelsea
And finally, although we have already said that this will not necessarily be the order of the meetings, London. That Chelsea does not understand financial straits is no secret. A quick look at last summer, where they broke the market in the middle of a pandemic, is the best example. Tuchel has built a rocky team. 14 games since his arrival in which he does not know defeat and has only received two goals. But the biggest (and almost only) must is the attack front. Werner, arrived as a signing of campanillas (53 million euros), does not find the right thing and there is doubt about his ability as killer. In fact, at Stamford Bridge they wanted to include him as part of the deal to convince Borussia Dortmund. Timo refused, but the doubt remains. Tuchel wanted to take iron out of the matter, but when the river sounds …
Haaland
For his part, the main actor of this novel has indicated, according to Esport3, who only wants to play for Madrid or Barça. The initial plan was to go after him in 2022, when the pact reached between Raiola and Borussia Dortmund to loosen obstacles to the transfer came into play. Laporta would like to cling to that nail, according to this last medium, because the Blaugrana box is far from being splendid. As far as Madrid is concerned, they have greater liquidity, since at all times it was expected that this summer at least one crack. Dortmund's economic crisis accelerated the possible departure of its star. As well as sports doubts add ingredients to the summer cocktail. Right now they are fifth, out of the Champions League, and playing the top continental competition is essential for Haaland. Michael Zorc, Athletic Director borusser, came up against so much progress with a clear “not for sale.” We will see who wins the pulse.