Beyond Mbappe, Haaland's next stop is undoubtedly the biggest concern of this summer window. However, because his agent team is too ugly, the three European giants that favor him, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Barca, are now showing signs of retreat.
United have previously been in active contact with Haaland and are said to have offered a huge annual salary of €28 million after tax. But Haaland's team was not impressed by the offer, and while asking Manchester City to raise the offer, his father and agent Haaland Sr. and transfer adviser Rayola also opened their mouths, proposing commissions of 30 million and 40 million euros respectively. That brought the total cost of signing Haaland this summer skyrocketed to 145 million euros, including a €75 million penalty and a commission of €70 million. Of course, this is not to mention the huge signing fees given to Haaland himself and the subsequent salary.
In fact, the main reason why Rayola and the elder Haaland dare to make such a brazen offer is that in their eyes, Haaland is the two leading figures in the future world football on a par with Mbappe. So, since Mbappe can be coaxed by the two giants of Paris and Real Madrid, and offers an irresistible sky-high price. Naturally, Nahaland could not be willing to live behind people.
But this idea is really a bit naïve. Mbappe became famous four or five years before Haaland. Back in the 2016/17 season, he fed Up with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in the Champions League knockout rounds. In 2018, he led france to lift the Hercules Cup as an absolute main player and top scorer. In recent years, in The Grand Paris has also scored goals, and it has strongly suppressed Neymar's posture as the team's first star. On the other hand, Haaland, who joined Borussia Dortmund for less than two seasons, although the data is good, but now there is only one German Cup champion in hand, and the national team level is even more lackluster, and it has missed the European Cup and this year's World Cup finals.
Even more worrisome is Haaland's injury. As a young man, he suffered a serious knee injury. So far this season, he has also suffered from injuries many times, only played 25 games in all competitions, 23 goals and 6 assists, of course, the data is still good, but this attendance is indeed a bit low.
Spending a lot of money to buy a medicine jar, whether it is Real Madrid Barca or Manchester City have experienced, Barca's little Dembele spent 150 million euros for the club, but after joining the club, he began to recuperate from injuries for two months to play in the half-court ultra-low standby mode. Belgian star Eden Hazard, who was introduced by Real Madrid for 160 million euros, said that he only had a bitter tear, and he could not get 5 good goals in nearly 3 seasons. As for Manchester City, their €54 million left wing Benjamin Mendy is also a player who has left the club looking down, playing just 75 games in the summer of 2017.
Therefore, for Haaland, who has major injury hazards but is still confident and full of asking for prices, the three giants have invariably adopted a wait-and-see attitude. Barca vice-president Yust admitted that the club's main job now is to complete the renewal of dembele's contract, as for Haaland, they will not make a reckless signing, "We take over a very bad salary and economic situation, we will not put the club in danger." ”
In fact, Raiola's players are not cared for, and there have been lessons learned before. That is the Italian international Donnarumma, who now plays for Greater Paris. When he negotiated a contract extension with AC Milan, he offered a sky-high annual salary, and as a result, Milan turned around and signed Lille's champion goalkeeper, Mineng, leaving Donnarumma looking confused and becoming a free agent. Juve and Barca, who had previously been interested in him, have also withdrawn. If it weren't for Paris the Greater Reaching out to recruit him, The Raiola sign would have really been smashed.
Now, Pogba, another big player in Laiola's hands, is also a bit of a dilemma, staying in Manchester United is not willing, returning to Juve can not get a satisfactory salary, as for the always favorite Real Madrid has no time to take care of him. Come to think of it, it seems that only Paris can meet his requirements, but joining the Ligue 1 giants, at most to win a few league titles, Pogba wants to take the Ball of Gold is still delusional.
Speaking of Haaland, if Raiola and his dad insist on asking for a commission totaling 70 million euros and fighting for a super annual salary for him, it may eventually make the three giants retreat, and then he may have to stay in Dortmund, or go to Paris to get a high salary, of course, if Mbappe goes to Real Madrid. If Mbappe had stayed, Greater Paris would not have wanted him.