Manchester United end Erling Haaland interest after Mino Raiola’s demands prove too much
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer linked to 19-year-old he managed at Molde but striker swaps RB Salzburg for Borussia Dortmund
- Paul Pogba’s agent wanted sell-on clause so club set to stick with Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood
At least there won't be 31 days of will-he-won’t-he over a possible transfer of 19-year old Norwegian striker Erling Haaland to Manchester United.
No reports from Flight Tracker about a private plane heading to Manchester from Salzburg or Stavanger. No pictures of him signing a United shirt among the many others he’s asked to sign.
Haaland’s deal to join Borussia Dortmund was announced on Sunday, with the contract dated from January 2.
United were interested in Haaland and his former boss, Ole Gunnar Solskajer, flew to see him in Austria. While they weren’t put off by the cost or the agent’s fees, they were by any future sell-on fee and the control it gave to the agent Mino Raiola, who also represents their players Paul Pogba and Sergio Romero.
United believed the terms would give both the player’s father and agent a share of future sales. United could not agree to any of that, particularly the level of the buy-out clause, considering it would be bad for the club and for the football industry in general.