According to reports, Manchester United has continued to show interest in signing Borussia Dortmund’s killer Erling Haaland and team-mate Jadon Sancho.
England striker Sancho was United’s top summer destination and although a move failed and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signed free agent Edinson Cavani instead, United’s willingness to make a deal has not gone away.
However, it is United’s interest in Norwegian striker Haaland, whom Solskjaer coached while at Molde. It has been renewed and the 20-year-old has included a release clause valid in the summer of 2022 in the amount of 68 million GBP in his Dortmund contract. The athlete Reports.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still interested in a deal for Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho
Sancho and Haaland got together again for Borussia Dortmund this weekend
The report describes that while Solskjaer refused to meet the financial requirements of Mino Raiola – Haaland’s agent – when the striker finally moved from RB Salzburg to Dortmund in January, United’s long-term interest remains.
Haaland and Solskjaer’s relationship is still seen as strong, and United could step in for a higher fee before 2022 if their services warrant a steeper price.
His agent Raiola has previously had run-ins with Solskjaer and United in the past, particularly over Paul Pogba’s long-term future.
Despite the fact that United refused to meet the Dortmund £ 108million price for Sancho until the summer end, closing a deal in the near future is still at the forefront of Ed Woodward’s thoughts.
In a pursuit allegedly codenamed “Project # 7”, United are still keen to land a deal for Manchester City’s 20-year-old ex-youth despite Cavani now taking on the famous shirt number at Old Trafford . Team player.
A double United nosedive for Haaland and Sancho could amount to around £ 176m
Solskjaer has a good relationship with Haaland, although Mino Raiola acts as his agent
A deal for Sancho and Haaland with the potential fees on the table could go as high as £ 176m.
Whether Dortmund will decide to do business with United after the twists and turns of the Sancho saga this summer is a completely different question.
United also lost to Dortmund when Jude Bellingham was signed from Birmingham City, who was regularly used in the center of the German midfield at the start of the new season.
Haaland scored his fifth Bundesliga goal in five games when Dortmund scored a 3-0 win against local rivals Schalke on Saturday.
Sancho has yet to score a goal in the top German league this season despite preparing Haaland for his goal over the weekend and the couple’s deadly partnership continues to flourish.
Last week, former United manager Rene Meulensteen claimed the Red Devils did better at landing a legitimate number 9 like Haaland in the summer than pursuing an overpriced deal for Sancho.
“United need a real striker, a real number 9, like Erling Haaland,” wrote Meulensteen in his column for Manchester United Supporters Club Skandinavien.
Ex-Utd coach Rene Meulensteen believes United should have pursued Haaland this summer
“Look at Bayern Munich how important a striker is to him. Ask Tottenham or Leicester what a striker means. It’s strange to me that a striker wasn’t United’s main target.
‘Marcus Rashford can play a striker, but he’s not your typical striker. Anthony Martial can score but is not a goalscorer.
“Now Edinson Cavani has signed, but I don’t think Manchester United should be looking for a 33-year-old on the last day of the transfer window.”
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