Mercato | Mercato – PSG: The Erling Haaland soap opera takes a huge turn!

Posted on November 20, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. by Dan Marciano

Erling Haaland has no shortage of suitors in the market, but would display a preference for a departure at Real Madrid. The Borussia Dortmund player is expected to announce his decision next June.

The Kylian Mbappé dossier could take more and more place within PSG . Contractually bound to the capital club until next June, the player had delivered his truths during a long interview with L’Equipe. The 2018 world champion did not hide his desire to join Real Madrid during the last summer transfer window: “Before the Euro, I told the club that I did not want to extend, and after the Euro, I said I wanted to leave ”. The merengue formation was ready to go up to 200M €, but the leaders of PSG have always refused to release him within one year of the end of his contract. “Our idea is to extend Mbappé's contract. Our plan has not changed. Kylian is a gem, he is absolutely perfect for PSG. We never planned the future of PSG without Mbappé, ”Leonardo told RMC at the beginning of October. But behind the scenes, negotiations have been at a standstill for several months, and Mbappé did not close the door to a departure at the end of the season: “We are far from it (to stay in Paris), since I wanted to leave this summer. I'm not going to be hypocritical and come and throw a bottle in the sea, like, 'Oh, I don't know.' ” To replace the French international, PSG will have to hit hard.

PSG will try to recruit Haaland

As announced by 10Sport.com in exclusive last August, a name stands out in the minds of the leaders. PSG wants to recruit Erling Haaland to fill the void left by Kylian Mbappé. An interest confirmed this Saturday by As, who specifies that Leonardo would like to take advantage of his good relations with Mino Raiola to complete this file. Some media reported that the Norway international could leave Borussia Dortmund in 2022 for only € 75 million due to the entry into force of a release clause in his contract. But this Saturday, the Ruhr club denied this information to AS, saying however that the leaders should not oppose his departure in 2022 at a price slightly lower than that fixed by the market. But the PSG is far from alone in this Haaland file and will have to face the competition of many European leaders.

The Haaland clan displays a preference for Real Madrid

President of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez hopes that 'Haaland will take over from Karim Benzema and make the heyday of the Spanish club alongside a certain Kylian Mbappé. The entourage of the Norwegian international has confirmed the track < strong> Real Madrid to As and has not closed the door to a start in Spain. Haaland is looking for an ambitious sports project and believes that the merengue training could allow him to climb the ranks to the top of European football. The Spanish daily also indicates that the striker arouses the envy of Manchester United and Manchester City. Conversely, Bayern Munich is not not an option for Haaland , who should wait until the end of the season before announcing his decision. Until June, the player will strive to have a great season with Borussia Dortmund , who are offering him a salary increase to convince him to stay.