Erling Haaland is one of the hottest names on the transfer carousel right now. The Norwegian has found a great place at Manchester City, where he is breaking scoring records. In the context of the young star, in particular, the interest of Real Madrid is mentioned. Former Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Red Devils could have signed the striker for next to nothing!
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton 2-0 on Saturday 13 May thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garancho. Former Red Devils manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can be seen in the stands at Old Trafford, returning to Manchester for the first time since being sacked as manager in November 2021.
Solskjaer: I offered £4m for Haaland
According to the journalists of the vg.no service, on Friday evening the former footballer met the fans at the hotel at a party. There were about 400 spectators. According to Norwegian media, during this meeting, Solskjaer admitted that, while still the manager of Molde, he offered Manchester United the transfer of his ward. The Manchester United legend did not name the player. “I had a talented striker that we (United – ed.) should have had,” he said, and everyone in the room knew who he was talking about.
This is, of course, Erling Haaland, whom Solskjaer coached in 2017-2018. “I called them six months before I was offered a job at United and they offered me £4m (over €4.5m),” Solskjaer said.
“He was supposed to be with us, but they didn’t listen to me,” the former Manchester United manager continues.
Manchester United, under Solskjaer, also fought for Erling Haaland.
Transfermarkt reports that Haaland was sold from Molde to Salzburg for around 8 million euros in 2018, so Solskjaer’s offer was highly promotional.
Manchester United also wanted to sign Haaland from Salzburg during Solskjaer’s time, but the Manchester City star ended up signing with Borussia Dortmund, the Verdens Gang recall.
Now Erling Haaland plays for the Manchester club, but for Manchester United’s local rival Manchester City. The Norwegian joined The Citizens for 60 million euros. His current market value according to Transfermarkt is 170 million euros.
Source: Wprost
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