The former club striker believes the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid have a better chance of landing in Norway.
Andy Cole has said Manchester United do not have the power of attraction to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.
United have been sacked to make a move for Haaland in the summer transfer window, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly wanting to reunite with a Norwegian man he was initially working with. Molde’s career.
However, a number of other major European clubs with an interest in Haaland have been credited, and Cole does not consider Old Trafford to be the most attractive option for a player who is seizing ambitions to make big money. .
What was said?
“To get those people to come, Haaland for example, you have to attract them something,” the former Red Devils striker said the Daily Mirror.
“You have to lure him into the ability to make money or be a year away from him. Those guys are going to have other options, maybe Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid, maybe Barcelona.
“If you play and you have a choice of those clubs, where would United really be at this point? Even though I like United, I don’t think the club can now name it by itself, especially when trying to bring in those players.
“It’s not like when I applied for United. We have to be brutally honest, back then everyone wanted to go in. We’re talking 2021 now. Is everyone want to go to United now?
“I’m not quite sure everyone wants it now.”
Why is there so much demand in Haaland?
Haaland has earned a meteoric rise since joining the Champions League stage with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019-20.
The Austrian side won the group stage competition that season, but the 20-year-old scored eight goals in their six group stage games, including one against Liverpool at Anfield.
Dortmund enjoyed investing £ 18 million ($ 25m) in his talents in last year’s winter transfer window, and since then he has taken his career to even greater heights.
Haaland has scored 43 goals in his first 44 appearances across all competitions for BVB, including 27 this season, with the Norwegians currently leading the race for the Boot Golden League Champions.
The bigger picture
Last month, Solskjaer admitted he was keeping a close eye on Haaland’s progress in Germany, but declined to comment on whether United will look into his books later this year. .
Edinson Cavani’s summer signing, who recently turned 34, is currently the only natural midfield option in the Solskjaer squad, and Haaland would be the perfect man to come in and fill that position. in the long run.
However, City could also look to the Dortmund ahead with Premier League leaders still without offering Sergio Aguero new conditions as he enters the final months of his contract. .
City are the main force in English football at the moment so they could draw more traction for Haaland than United, who are still heavily in the work going on under Solskjaer.
Of course, the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and more seem to be keeping an eye on the latest developments regarding Haaland and its future.