Erling Haaland is a Manchester City player. And this should, a priori, still be the case next season. Under contract until June 2027, the Norwegian took stock of his future and mentioned the Real Madrid rumor yesterday at a press conference, on the eve of facing FC Copenhagen in the 1/8 final second leg of the Champions League . “I’m really happy, especially with the people around me. The manager, the directors, the board of directors, it’s an extraordinary group of people. I’m really happy, I have to say.”
Haaland targets Madrid
Then he added: “I say it now, it will probably make headlines. You never know what the future holds tomorrow but I’m happy. You can write this but you also have to write everything I said before. I am happy.” Statements that have not gone unnoticed in Spain, where the 23-year-old striker is linked to the Merengues. This, despite the imminent arrival of Kylian Mbappé. Besides, El Chiriguito made a revelation about the player after his media outing yesterday.
Indeed, journalists from the famous Spanish show revealed that the Skyblues star has the short-term objective of joining Casa Blanca. This is the club”target” by the former BVB. This is not necessarily a surprise since the Norwegian international has already said he dreams of Real Madrid. Moreover, his clan, notably his agent Rafaela Pimenta, has been seen this season in the capital Spain, where the leaders greatly appreciate Haaland. A marriage in the future is therefore not impossible.
The English media are worried
All this is also worrying the English press this Wednesday morning. Indeed, the player’s words are not reassuring according to the media. ‘Worry for Haaland’titled the Mirror before adding: “Erling Haaland sows new doubts about his Man City future. He has had an exceptional spell at Manchester City and has three years left on his contract, but he appears in no rush to sign a new deal (…) He admitted there is no guarantee he will stay at Manchester City in the long term. Haaland is coveted by Spanish giants Real Madrid.
For his part, The Sun evoked Haaland’s flirtation with Madrid. Same story for the Telegraphwho titled: “Haaland opens sales in Madrid”and the Daily Express, which wrote “Haaland opens the doors of Madrid”. If the player admitted to being happy in Manchester, his statements yesterday also showed that he was not closed to a departure. Real Madrid, which clearly has its favors, is observing all this lurking in the shadows.
