Borussia Dortmund are preparing for contract talks with striker Erling Haaland, his father Alf-Inge and agent Mino Raiola next week, reports SportBILD. And they reportedly want him to make a decision regarding his future by the end of January.
Haaland, 21, can reportedly leave Dortmund at the end of this season if a club triggers his €75 million release clause.
Sources have told ESPN the fee will be inflated by a significant payment to Haaland’s representatives for brokering a deal, while senior figures from interested clubs have been made aware that the striker expects wages that would see him earn in excess of €550,000-a-week.
Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona and Real Madrid are all in the race to sign the Norway forward, with Raiola holding talks with some of Europe’s top clubs last year.
“Maybe this summer, maybe the summer after. But there is a big chance that Erling will leave this summer,” Raiola told Sport1 in December.
Haaland has scored 76 goals in 76 games for Dortmund after joining from FC Salzburg for around €20m midway through the 2019-20 season, despite attempts from Manchester United and former coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to bring him to the Premier League.
Sources told ESPN that Haaland will consider interest from a range of clubs when he leaves Dortmund, but Real Madrid are the leading contenders to sign the player, while the Spanish club are also trying to land Kylian Mbappe as a free agent when his PSG contract expires at the end of this season.
