Erling Haaland has been fully committed to Dortmund since his return to the field after a hip flexor injury. In his three games for Borussia since November 27th, he has scored four times, expressing his unstoppable aura status among the European elite. Over the summer, the 21-year-old was a transfer target for the biggest funders in football, but Borussia Dortmund closed the door to any potential buyer.

Erling Haaland is expected to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. (Image: Twitter / besoccer_es)

The German club downplayed the talks about Haaland’s move and insisted he would stay for at least one more season. They also did so at the risk of letting him go for much less than they deserved in 2021. It was rumored that Chelsea prepared a bid of $ 210 million, but Dortmund stood firm. In 2022, Haaland’s price will drop to a maximum of $ 100 million due to a clause in his contract.

Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, FC Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and PSG were named among his top-class suitors before the transfer window started last summer. They are all expected to ask for a seat at the negotiating table for the second year in a row. And Haaland’s agent Mino Raiola encourages them. “The chance that Erling will leave this summer is great,” said the agent said Sport1 in Germany.

Raiola even mentioned the four possible targets for Haaland, including surprisingly Dortmund’s rival Bayern among clubs, which include Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Manchester City.

“Haaland will take the next step. Bayern, Real, Barcelona, ​​City – these are the big clubs he can go to, ”revealed Raiola. “When we moved to Dortmund, we all knew that this step would come,” emphasized the consultant.

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Haaland in motion

When asked about the best time for Haaland’s transfer, Raiola said, “Maybe this summer, maybe the summer after. But the chance that Erling will leave this summer is great. “

Haaland has won the DFB Cup with Dortmund since January 2020, a $ 23 million transfer from RB Salzburg, but he’s hungry for a lot more.

“He’s someone who wants to grow, who is looking for new challenges,” said Raiola. “It is also a question of the alternative. You only switch when you have a better alternative. We have to see. It’s going to be a very strange summer. We play football for a month and a half, then everything stops and we go to the World Cup in Qatar. That’s funny.”

Raiola plans to talk to Dortmund about Haaland’s future as early as January, but doesn’t see a transfer for him in early 2022.

“I don’t think a decision will be made in the next few weeks,” said Raiola. “We will tell BVB what our idea is and BVB will tell us its idea. But a decision will be made in winter, ”commented the agent, refusing to comment on Haaland’s release clause.

“What is in a contract stays in a contract. That stays between me and the player, ”he said.

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Surprise for the bookmakers: PSG is the favorite at Haaland

Despite Raiola’s comments, bookmakers see Paris Saint-Germain as the favorite to land the Norwegian bomber after the season ends. PSG sits at +500 to sign Haaland, with City in second at +800. Bayern are third with +1000, while a bet on Real Madrid and Chelsea returns +1500. Barcelona’s financial troubles make it seem like a marginal option at +3200. A bet on Manchester United returns the same amount.

Since joining Dortmund, Haaland has scored 74 goals in 72 games across all competitions. In 2021 he scored 40 goals in 39 games.

He scored twice against Besiktas in the last group game of the Champions League on Tuesday after being substituted on in the second half. Dortmund won 5-0, but did not qualify for the round of 16. The group third behind Ajax and Sporting Lisbon, however, keeps them in Europe. They will continue their continental adventure this season in the Europa League, the second most important club competition.