Erling Haaland is said to be on the verge of rejecting the chance to join Chelsea as he doesn’t see the Blues as a big enough club.
The 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund star could be on the move this summer, and all top European leaders have been linked with his signing.
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Are we going to see Haaland in the Premier League?
His agent, Mino Raiola, recently revealed that only ten clubs would be able to afford it, with Chelsea, Liverpool and the two Manchester clubs supposedly among them.
Meanwhile, talkSPORT European football expert Mark Langdon recently revealed that the Premier League is Haaland’s most likely destination due to financial woes at Barcelona and Real Madrid.
However, according to famous German publication BILD, the Norwegian is only considering six clubs against ten – and Chelsea are not one of them.
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Abramovich reportedly wants Haaland at Stamford Bridge
Recent reports have claimed that Blues owner Roman Abramovich has given the go-ahead for a big-ticket deal, but BILD says Haaland does not want to take an interim step in his career and instead wants to join “ a club of first order ” – with Chelsea not meeting the striker’s demands.
The news will give a boost to Man United, who continue to be linked with Haaland after not signing him in January 2020.
Dortmund are expected to request up to £ 150million this summer for Haaland, whose £ 65million release clause will not become active until June 2022.
United are among the richest clubs in the world, but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists the impact of COVID-19 on football means even the Red Devils won’t be able to work their financial muscles this day. summer.
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Haaland already has 18 goals in 13 Champions League games
“It definitely affects everyone in football, the pandemic,” he said. “Of course, the lack of income, the finances that affected everyone and that could well affect us all.
“We have to be realistic, we have to be responsible in the way we do our business on and off the pitch.
“There are improvements on the training ground, the stadium. Just look at the big picture.
“Where can we spend this money? And how many are there? It’s just the real world now. This has changed.”
