Real Madrid have been in touch with Erling Haaland’s camp to assess the possibility of a major transfer move for the Manchester City striker.
As first reported here in my exclusive Daily Briefing report, Los Blancos could have “huge” money to spend next summer as there’s a chance they’ll sell Vinicius Junior to a Saudi club for as much as €250m.
For now, City have made it clear that they don’t want to sell Haaland, and the Norway international himself is also not pushing to leave the Etihad Stadium.
Still, my sources don’t expect this story to go away, with Real not likely to give up on this ambitious target, who could form a dream partnership alongside Kylian Mbappe up front.
Can Real Madrid realistically sign Erling Haaland?
City are in control of Haaland’s situation as the 25-year-old only recently signed a new contract running until 2034.
That means Madrid would surely need crazy money to convince City to sell, while the player himself would also surely need to push for a move.
There’s no indication that that’s going to happen for the moment, but it will be interesting to see if Los Blancos can get inside Haaland’s head in the months to come.
Still, funding the move would also surely require that mammoth Vini Jr sale to go through, and that’s not guaranteed either.
Erling Haaland to replace Vinicius Junior?
If Vinicius were to leave the Bernabeu, it would certainly require a serious signing to replace him in Xabi Alonso’s squad.
Haaland’s arrival would be a major statement, with the former Borussia Dortmund man up there with the very best players in the world right now.
Haaland has an incredible record of 136 goals in just 155 games for City, and they’ll surely do everything they can to make sure he spends his peak years in Manchester.
Real Madrid is a club that realises its dream despite, the hussles ahead, to tackle.
It’s a realistic club that make things possible, no matter what it takes.
This’s the DNA of the club since its existence.
Hala Madrid!
who on earth do the corrupt club Real Madrid think they are. Deliberately unsettling players should be illegal Disgraceful disgusting cheating club.
Sadly PeteD, it ain’t illegal unless eg. their family are being held hostage/blackmailed etc.
All big clubs that have the ability to help realise an ambitious player’s ambitions with silverware/earnings (and sometime public good causes).
That’s the usual attraction.
I don’t know if you are in a job, but if you are, wouldn’t you move for a better lifestyle for yourself and family ?
These things are often decided a long time before we read about them in the media, with football’s movers and shakers deciding how to overcome contract hurdles, if there are such to sort out (along with the wishes of the player themselves, of course).
How a club like Real Madrid fund themselves to offer the highest paid contracts, through the Spanish taxpayer, as well as their historically built, enormous global brand is a bone of contention to those who wish to see a more level playing field.
That’s what the other top European clubs have to compete with, hence they also have to exercise their muscle on occasion.
They are doing it to City though, the most corrupt cheats in the history of English football. 🤔😂
Once one “club” does it, the nature of the law of the jungle means the only way to beat them is to out-bully them (if asking nicely doesn’t work).
N.B. Even RM have their bosses who can pull their strings on occasion.
As important as it is, it’s only football, after all……
2nd.
Who started the “buy the title” culture ?
It’s simply been layered upon since..
Man City are the 115 club so the two clubs should get along just fine
Utter nonsense. Same was as Real were going to buy Aguero every season and never did.
Why would Haaland swap the best league for a second rate one?
Mind you, Barca say as well they will buy him. Despite being bankrupt – they haven’t even paid for Torres fully yet.
Pathetic.
Same reason Trent left LFC, for a change of scene.
Having said that, taking Shearer’s record is an incentive to stay.
He’s bang on course..
My thoughts exactly.
Barcelona have zero chance of acquiring Haaland. End of.
They’d need to break the current world transfer record by very considerable margin in the first place as well as fund wages of at least £500,000 a week.
Puffed up club full of ego and self importance that is, nonetheless, financially broken-which will take years,decades even, to recover from-they’ve already sold off years of future income, never mind having a current one to work with.
No wonder they’re craving an ESL- bankrolled by oil presumably-but that isn’t happening either.
Sadly for City fans, Haaland MAY wish to try pastures new.
Money may not come into it as far as being an offer City can’t refuse is concerned.
If you were a professional footballer with no native ties to a club and another big club came in with good money, historical glamour and sunnier climes and chance for more silverware (after you’d won everything you could where you were), would you go ???
Once Pep goes (in a season or two maybe ?), there’ll be knock on effects.
Transition will be back on the cards.
IF Haaland does go, City will have had the best of him, they will more than survive and they’ll find another top goal scorer as required.
No worries there.
The international brand has been expanded, set and the owners appear to be long term.
Total Bollox
They still owe City and other clubs large amounts of money. Can’t see City even contemplating that until its debts are cleared.
Mbappe has taken some time to settle into being a number 9, the central focal point to score the lion’s share of the goals for RM. Is he seriously going to accept being told he’s gonna be put back on the left wing to make way for Haaland to be the top goal scorer for RM and then probably the outright favourite to win the Ballon d’Or each year? And why would Vini go to Saudi just so RM can get the money to buy Haaland? This is a stupid story with no common sense. If Vini goes, Rodrygo plays left wing and Mbappe stays at No 9. You cannot put Mbappe and Haaland in the same team now.