The ‘Rangnick factor’ further moves Haaland away from Barça

If the signing of Erling Haaland (21 years old) for FC Barcelona was already a very complicated operation due to the financial difficulties that the Barça club is going through, the arrival of the German coach Ralf Rangnick (63 years) on the Manchester United bench makes the hypothetical landing at the Camp Nou of the Norwegian striker from Borussia Dortmund even more difficult.

As sports director of the Red Bull factory, he was the man who bet in 2018 on the striker, who played in the Molde of his country and ended up making the leap to Salzburg of Austria, in business ties with a Leipzig in which he no longer got to play because he signed for Borussia Dortmund. From that moment, Rangnick maintains a friendship with Alf-Inge Haaland, father of the player, who can be key now.

In fact, in England it is believed that Manchester United have already signed Rangnick as a substitute for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in code ‘Haaland’, as a bait to attract a forward who can mark an era wherever he plays. The Bild newspaper in Germany states that the coach even has a bonus of 10 million signed in his contract if he manages to convince the Norwegian. In principle, he was only engaged until the end of the season, but with Haaland In the squad he would renew or remain linked to the English club as sports director.

Manchester United’s offer of 118 million euros would already be prepared (above the 75 of its escape clause to leave Dortmund before 2024), as well as the 60 million that would be distributed by the father and Mino Raiola, the agent, to which should be added the bonus of 10 million Rangnick and a salary of about 30 million for the player. Output, at least 220 million.

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