Real Madrid: All roads lead to Haaland

Erling Braut Haland (Norway, age 19), was born for soccer on May 30. The nine goals he scored for Honduras in the 12-0 of the U-20 World Cup made his name go around the world. His excellent coordination of movements despite his 1.94 meters tall astonished the football planet. Then, in the winter market, the bid for the young pearl of the Salzburg began. The world's leading teams were interested in him. Also Madrid, who finally decided to withdraw from the bid when the figures began to rise like foam. Strategically It was not a good operation when Jovic (21 years old) had just been signed for 60 million euros. In reality, Haaland was still an unknown, a player apparently with more physique of high jumper than footballer.

It was finally Borussia who bet heavily on the Norwegian. He paid 20 million euros to Salzburg and another 23 in commissions: eight for the player's father and 15 for his representative, Mino Raiola. Haaland agreed with the German team at the first exchange. He debuted off the bench in the 57th minute and ended up hat-trick. Since then, Haaland has continued to amaze locals and strangers. In the Borussia already has scored 12 goals in 11 games, there are 40 goals in 33 appearances if we add the ones he had as Salzburg at the start of the season. Haaland is already sufficiently contrasted that Madrid has set eyes on him.

The good news about the contractual situation of the Norwegian striker has already reached the offices of the Santiago Bernabéu. His father advised him to sign for Boorussia (when all the greats of Europe wanted him) not only because the German team guaranteed him minutes, but because They allowed him to sign a release clause from 2021 of 75 million euros. Haaland will not come out this summer, but it will be able to do it for that price, 75 million, in the winter market next season (2020-21). The current regulations, in addition, would allow him to play the Champions League with two teams. Without a doubt, the Norwegian, for that price, it's a great opportunity.

Madrid are working these days on preparing the squad for next season with the certainty that Jovic's signing (just two goals this season) has been a fiasco. Follow Haaland's situation from a distance, aware that, at any given moment, it would be easy to convince the player. “LaLiga would be a good championship for my son,” Haaland's father recently told AS.. his salary it would not be a problem for Madrid. He currently has 36 million euros signed for a 4.5-year contract with Borussia (eight minutes gross per season). Considering that Madrid paid 60 million for Jovic, 45 for Vinicius and 40 for Rodrygo, Haaland doesn't even seem expensive.

Being represented by Mino Raiola would not be a problem either. As this newspaper has learned, The famous agent's relationship with Florentino Pérez continues to hang by a thread, but that of José Ángel Sánchez, in his role as a doer in large contracts, is fluid. Even the white entity favors the good relationship that Haaland has with Odegaard, both partners of selection in the lower categories of Norway and now in the absolute. Odegaard, who next season will play in Madrid, would intercede for Haaland to accompany him.

There are few more options in the market for Madrid to solve the lack of goal that has been in the squad since he left Christian. Players like Lewandowski (31 years old) or Cavani (33), they seem too old to make a big investment; Kane (26) is too expensive (the Tottenham he valued it at 200 million); Icardi (27), that when the season ends he will return to Inter after his loan at PSG, too unstable; by Laurato (22) there will be no war with him Barca… In Madrid's strategy, if Borussia does not give Haaland more money to change that clause that frees him in the 2020-21 winter market for 75 million), Norwegian is affordable so as not to condition the great movement of the immediate future, signing Mbappé in the summer of 2021. All roads lead to Haaland.