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Erling Haaland will soon choose his preferred club — and Manchester City are leading the race for his signature.
The Borussia Dortmund striker is widely expected to depart the German giants for a large fee this summer.
A number of Europe’s top sides have been linked with the Norwegian but reports in Spain suggest five have made concrete offers.
City, who Haaland’s father Alfe-Inge used to play for, are believed to be top of the list as they look to recruit a top striker.
Pep Guardiola has played without a recognised No9 for much of the past 18 months, especially since Sergio Aguero left in the summer.
The same report suggests that Real Madrid are in the running but want to wait an extra year before they bring Haaland to the Bernabeu.
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe is expected to move to the Spanish capital this summer and though he will not cost a transfer fee, his wages will be astronomical and Real will struggle to sign them both in the same window.
Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has asserted that confirmation on Haaland’s future will come before the end of the campaign.
Asked if they could keep hold of their star goalscorer, he replied: “I don’t know.
“In the end, this is a decision made by Haaland and the people around him. That will certainly clear up in the next few weeks, maybe a month, maybe six weeks.”
In other news
90min believe that Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham are all interested in Paulo Dybala, whose deal at Juventus expires at the end of the season.
Reports in Spain say Chelsea have no interest in Bayern Munich forward Serge Gnabry, instead opting to pursue a deal for Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele.
Manchester United have once again been linked with Manuel Akanji with Bild saying they have tabled an offer for the Dortmund defender.
