Erling haaland (20) is one of the most coveted jewels in European football. The Norwegian, currently in the Borussia Dortmund, is on the list of the largest in the continent, including the Real Madrid, who thinks about him for 2022. It would be one of the cornerstones of the renewed project that the white group plans, although everything will depend on the economic aspect, seriously resented by the coronavirus crisis.
Another key aspect of signing Haaland will be to convince those around him that Real Madrid is the best option for him. Mino Raiola, the well-known super agent, is already working on finding him a team in which he can compete for the most important titles while he continues to grow, and the Chamartín club is on the list. However, the most important person in the forward's environment is his father, Alfie Haaland.
Alfie (Alf-Inge is his real name) is a former footballer who played in the Premier League during the nineties and early 2000s. After debuting and playing for several years with the Bryne Norwegian, signed by the Nottingham Forest in 1994. Three years later he went to Leeds, and three others later, signed for the Manchester City. This last stage was marked by a kick from Roy Keane as revenge for a previous encounter. He smashed her knee. He had to undergo four surgeries, but without result, stopping playing in 2003. He tried to resume the activity in 2011 with the modest Rosseland BK from Norway, where he spent two years before his official retirement.
Reference for Erling
From childhood, Alfie has been very present in Erling's career. Before and after Raiola's arrival in the life of the Haalands, he has assisted his son by acting as a counselor and representative. In fact, their relationship is intimate, being his main reference both in football and in other areas of his life. They constantly talk about the matches and the aspects that the forward must improve. It was he who encouraged his son to accept the first offer of the Salzburg and, later, to go to Borussia Dortmund, always under the supervision of Mino, in charge of negotiating with the clubs.
He also ensures that he does not deviate from the path that a professional footballer should follow. For example, when a video of Erling being kicked out of a nightclub in Norway went viral, Alfie publicly reprimanded him. “Get back to work. Big city night is not for you.”, published on their social networks.
“To be better than he was is one of my goals. I have many role models, but my father is probably the most important“, the attacker acknowledged in an interview for the Bundesliga.
One more commission on the transfer
In case Madrid or any other club decide to go for Haaland, they must bear in mind that they will have to pay a large amount in commissions. Part of them will be distributed between the agent and the player's father, as already happened in his incorporation to Dortmund. As reported from England and Norway, Raiola took 15 million from that signing, while the father pocketed 8. In addition, Alfie also usually specifies with the agent the conditions of his son's contracts, with the idea that it is the most profitable for his future.