JAKARTA - Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has become the target of Real Madrid and Barcelona. However, the French Ligue 1 giant Paris Saint-Germain took a sensational step and is ready to heat up the competition for Haaland.
PSG is ambitious to bring in the mainstay goal machine of Man City. Even though he has a row of front players who make PSG still solid with a capable power, coach Luis Enrique hopes to recruit a goal-getter. And the target is none other than Haaland.
PSG's ambition to remain in control of Ligue 1 and compete in the Champions League makes the club eyeing Haaland. Moreover, this season PSG has a serious competitor, Lens, who managed to occupy the top of the standings. With a very close point gap, the two teams alternately occupy the top of the standings in the French League.
Haaland is PSG's ideal target who wants to increase their power. Since being recruited by Man City from Borussia Dortmund, he has become a goal machine who has not stopped terrorizing the opponent's defense in the English Premier League. Since joining the Cityzens in 2022, Haaland has collected six trophies, including winning the English League title twice and once winning the Champions League.
Haaland's brilliant performance in the Premier League has made Madrid more motivated to bring the Norwegian national team striker to Spain. Madrid actually targeted Haaland while still playing in Dortmund, but Man City beat him to the punch.
However, Madrid is still waiting for the moment to recruit this 25-year-old striker. The question is not only Madrid who are eyeing Haaland. Rival in LaLiga Spain, Barcelona, also has ambitions to bring Haaland.
However, Madrid will take into account PSG with the power of big funds so that they have the ability to buy Haaland. Moreover, according to TEAMTalk, PSG has long been in contact with the player's agency and is designing a long-term contract for Haaland.
Man City itself does not want to lose its valuable assets. In fact, the club has extended Haaland's contract until 2034. If there are clubs who want to recruit him, they have no choice but to pay Haaland's release clause. And, the price is obviously not cheap. Only rich clubs like Madrid and PSG have the ability to redeem the player's release clause.
PSG is adamant about wanting to sign Haaland. Especially after there was friction between Enrique and forward Ousmane Dembele. The dispute between them made the relationship between coach and player no longer harmonious.
Even Enrique did not play Dembele fully when PSG played the first Champions League playoff against fellow Ligue 1 team Monaco. In the match won by PSG 3-2, Dembele only played less than 30 minutes to be replaced by Desire Doue.
According to information, PSG will release Dembele. The reason is that there are already interested parties from a number of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal and Manchester United. However, PSG denied plans to bring in Haaland because of Dembele's deteriorating relationship with the coach.
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