Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to give everything to bring Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland to Old Trafford this summer. The Red Devils are likely to pursue a new centre-forward, and it was recently reported that Haaland is the priority target for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ferdinand is a huge admirer of the 20-year-old’s talents, and speaking on his YouTube channel, he said that Haaland would be the ideal signing for his former side. The 42-year-old urged the Red Devils to do their best to sign Haaland as he can get the club winning trophies and bring back the glory days. He said: “You know what, they’ve just got to go and give everything to get Haaland – I don’t care.” “I don’t like to talk about players coming from other teams, but this guy man, we can’t affo...
Manchester United are prepared to go head-to-head with Manchester City in the race to land Erling Braut Haaland from Borussia Dortmund this summer, Manchester Evening News reports. The Red Devils are currently second in the Premier League standings, but there is a significant 14-point gap between them and runaway leaders Manchester City. The club have vastly improved on their defensive displays as the season has progressed and the main concern has been in the final third of the pitch. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have played a number of draws since the turn of the year and the hierarchy have acknowledged that they need a new striker. The club’s new technical director John Murtough and Solskjaer have identified Haaland as their top priority to fill the void left by Romelu Lukaku’s exit ...
A section of Chelsea’s hierarchy believe they can lure Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Braut Haaland to the club this summer, a report from ESPN claims. Haaland is one of Europe’s brightest young strikers and he has excelled at Dortmund this term with 27 goals and eight assists from just 27 appearances. The Norwegian’s current contract with the Bundesliga outfit has a release clause worth £68m, but that only becomes active in June 2022. It has been suggested that Dortmund could sell him for a much significant fee this summer and the Blues are aiming to lure him ahead of their European rivals. The west London side are willing to hand a bumper contract to Haaland, but on top of this, they believe he could be tempted by a move to London. The Blues also feel the 20-year-old may be l...
Manchester City have not been firing all cylinders this season in the Premier League, partly due to Sergio Aguero’s injury issues. Although the Sky Blues have managed to sort out their defence with the arrival of Ruben Dias from Benfica and the revival of John Stones. However, their lack of goals upfront remains an issue and relying on just Raheem Sterling to consistently find the net for the rest of the season could be a serious issue. Having said that, reports from GOAL now state that Manchester City are plotting a move that could absolutely revolutionize their attacking front three. The report states that the Sky Blues are considering signing Erling Haaland next summer. Haaland would be the ideal signing given the fact that Aguero has already regressed this season with injuries and his ...
Leeds United star Stuart Dallas has told talkSPORT that he hopes that Erling Haaland joins him at Elland Road one day. Dallas, who is a winger by trade but has played at left-back and as a midfielder under Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa, rates the Borussia Dortmund striker highly. The 29-year-old played against the 20-year-old when he turned out for Northern Ireland against Norway in a friendly international at Windsor Park last month. The two players swapped shirts, and Dallas hopes that the youngster – who was born in Leeds when his father Alf-Inge Haaland was playing for the West Yorkshire club – joins him at Elland Road one day. Dallas said on talkSPORT about Haaland: “What a player he is and hopefully we see him in the Premier League one day with Leeds.” Erling Haaland Stats Haaland ...
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted that the club’s transfer priorities for this summer have changed toward the defence. It has been believed for some time that the first priority is a right winger, with Jadon Sancho the top target. There has also been much talk of United signing another attacking midfielder, potentially Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish, and a striker has also been sought, with the Reds narrowly missing out on capturing Norwegian star Erling Haaland in January. But when asked about planning for the future at the Southampton pre-match press conference, the boss suggested that the situation is under review. ‘There’s so many small decisions and of course transfers sometimes are out of our hands as well,’ he said. ‘If the team is going well, [you ask yourself]...
Borussia Dortmund host Schalke 04 in Germany’s fiercest derby on Saturday but no more than 300 people will be in and around the 80,000 capacity arena due to COVID-19 restrictions as the Bundesliga gets back to business after a two-month break. The Bundesliga is the first major sports league to resume since world sport was brought to a standstill by the pandemic, and players will have to abide by a strict set of health guidelines aimed at minimizing the risk of infection. Fans will not be able to attend the matches as part of the safety regulations, leaving it up to the players to provide the spark for what are being called “ghost” games. “It will most certainly be the most unusual derby in history,” Dortmund’s head of pro players Sebastian Kehl said this week. “This game lives off fans, th...