{"id":2923,"date":"2022-03-17T14:30:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/2923\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:30:14","slug":"haaland-decision-expected-in-next-10-days-as-man-city-wait-balague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/2923\/","title":{"rendered":"Haaland decision expected in next 10 days as Man City wait – Balague"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona have spoken with Erling Braut Haaland and expect a decision on his future in the next 10 days, Guillem Balague reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Borussia Dortmund striker’s contract expires in 2024, but a release clause allows the 21-year-old to leave for \u00a363.2m this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“None of the three clubs knows what is going to happen,” Balague said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bayern Munich had been linked with a move but is now out of the equation.<\/span><\/p>\n

And Balague, BBC Sport’s European football expert, added: “The offers are quite similar. None of the clubs wanted it to be about money, so they more or less accepted what was asked of them. So the choice is not for money”. <\/span><\/p>\n

“The clubs presented their projects, how they are going to play, how they are going to use it and everyone who is in those clubs has been part of those discussions, including the managers and directors. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Staying at Dortmund is still a possibility and if he does it means he will stay one more year and then go to Madrid or Barcelona, \u200b\u200bbecause in the end he wants to go to La Liga. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Real Madrid is their number one option, but City are playing with the fact that Kylian Mbappe is almost certainly coming to Madrid in the summer and Karim Benzema is still doing well as their main striker. And they are pointing out that Bar\u00e7a is not here”. t in a position to fight for all the titles right now.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The timing and the circumstances actually play a bit in City’s favour.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The way City approached it was also to say ‘you are very young, you have a few years here and then you can have Real Madrid in the future’. <\/span><\/p>\n

“There was a question asked from the Haaland camp to Manchester City, ‘What about the future of Pep Guardiola?’ And the response he received was that he will think about staying longer: his contract ends in 2023. City hope to convince him to stay at least one more year.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Norwegian striker Haaland has scored 23 goals in 22 games for Dortmund this season and has been excellent for the German club since joining from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n