On the sidelines of facing Brentford this Monday evening, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola put an end to speculation about the future of Erling Haaland.
In recent days, the Norwegian striker has continued to make headlines. Beyond his imminent return to competition, Erling Haaland is shaking up the transfer window. According to information from Spain, the native of Leeds would not like Manchester and would be in regular contact with the leaders of Real Madrid with a view to negotiating a future arrival at the Santiago Bernabéu. It must be said that the 23-year-old striker will have a release clause which will be active this summer and estimated at just over 100 million euros for foreign clubs.
While at a press conference on the eve of facing Brentford, on behalf of the 23rd day of the Premier League, Pep Guardiola was inevitably questioned about these rumors in the corridors. The opportunity for the Spanish technician to clarify things.
“We are in love with him”
” What do you think ? That we only want Erling Haaland to stay here for a decade? Honestly… We want him to stay at this club for a long, long time. Long time. We are in love with him. We want him with us. But I am not aware of the contract negotiations to date”thus let go of the Skyblues.
“Today a guy on Twitter made a comment and it’s big news around the world because this is going to happen, he added. This is not the case. It will happen when Erling Haaland decides whether to extend his contract or not, when the club decides whether to extend his contract or not, when we have potential offers for him or not. If anyone wants Erling it’s easy: call Manchester City then ask. This is what we do when we want to sign someone. So it’s not more complicated than that. If you have to comment on every piece of news coming from the outside, we will never finish the press conference. » What to put an end to the rumors? Nothing is less sure.
