Erling Haaland

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willipp said:
In the last 2/3 seasons there has been quite a drop off in his goals and games in the PL. Hardly missed a game in 4 seasons and scored 25 - 30 goals a season. Then in the last 2/3 years hes missed around 10 PL games a season and his goal scoring numbers have dropped down considerably.

Personally i think he'd score bag fulls of goals for us, but there is a slight concern over his ankles and general ability to stay fit, which could well get worse as he gets older. Its an expensive risk to take imo, but if Haaland isnt available, one i think we will take.
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That is reasonable comment,i was replying to someone who was talking nonsense.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
Haaland may well stay, given BD are now in the CL positions and I doubt anyone will pay asking price.

I’d just as soon buy him now at “clause rate” and loan him back for a year as get into a bidding war. I think that might suit both teams, and it might save us a small fortune…even if we end up paying part of his wages next season!
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If the fee is anywhere near the £150m being banded about,he will 100% be sold this summer,imo.
Raiola will make sure of that,again,opinion.
 
City10. said:
This guy is a Dzeko type of player. He will score goals, but his overall play will not fit our system. Mbappé is twice the player. He scores, creates chances and is very dangerous in his overall play.
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I agree that Mbappe is a better player who would easily fit into our top team. That said, I doubt we will have the money for either player this Summer and we have Liam Delap who is promising but obviously isn’t at that level.

I rate Haaland but Dias made him ineffective over 2 games and I think VVD and even Maguire might do the same. If Haaland is stil at Dortmund next season, the £80 mil release clause is more realistic
 
Dortmund can afford to ride it out for a season and will probably sit Haaland down with both his representives and thrash out a compromise deal. They don't want to lose both their prize assets this summer. Especially with Dortmund still being a very ambitious club themselves.They have still promised Sancho he can finally leave and if either Utd and Chelsea will match their valuation he will go. They won't back down with their valuation on either players.
 
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City10. said:
This guy is a Dzeko type of player. He will score goals, but his overall play will not fit our system. Mbappé is twice the player. He scores, creates chances and is very dangerous in his overall play.
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Haaland and Dzeko are nothing alike in playstyle. Haaland is ridiculously quick and links up well outside the box. Dzeko was a poacher and nothing else.

They are both tall strikers and that’s pretty much where the similarity ends.
 
Dortmund this Dortmund that, what about Haaland?
He could want to leave this summer and tell Dortmund let me go now for a better fee than what you will get next year when the release clause kicks in
 
BAB.DAB said:
Dortmund this Dortmund that, what about Haaland?
He could want to leave this summer and tell Dortmund let me go now for a better fee than what you will get next year when the release clause kicks in
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He could and he might, but it will be up to Dortmund what that fee is set at.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
I agree that Mbappe is a better player who would easily fit into our top team. That said, I doubt we will have the money for either player this Summer and we have Liam Delap who is promising but obviously isn’t at that level.

I rate Haaland but Dias made him ineffective over 2 games and I think VVD and even Maguire might do the same. If Haaland is stil at Dortmund next season, the £80 mil release clause is more realistic
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This is another gem of a post to add to the list.
First of all, the issue with Mbappe in this window isn’t money, it’s a diplomatic matter, they would never in a million years negotiate him with us.
“Dias made him ineffective” lol. Then I guess Neymar and Mbappe are also useless players? Football isn’t about a CB against a forward anymore, it’s system vs system. For your information, Haaland has already scored “against VVD” when he was at Salzburg, 4-3 game against Liverpool at Anfield. He came from the bench and scored. He is a big game player. Has scored against every opponent he’s faced in the Champions League except us. Has scored everytime he’s played against Bayern for Dortmund. Etc etc.
 
blueparrot said:
He could and he might, but it will be up to Dortmund what that fee is set at.
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I think some people have been bruised by the Bartomeu/Messi story. There are many other things at play other than “Dortmund will play their strong hand”. I keep saying, pay attention to what Watzke is saying between the lines and what his gestures mean, and what Raiola’s gestures also mean...
 
Gus Cruz said:
I think some people have been bruised by the Bartomeu/Messi story. There are many other things at play other than “Dortmund will play their strong hand”. I keep saying, pay attention to what Watzke is saying between the lines and what his gestures mean, and what Raiola’s gestures also mean...
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I'm sure ure there are things at play,who knows what, but ultimately Dortmund will st a price and teams will decide to pay it or not.
 
Dortmund will sell at the right price. The threat of him going to Bayern for the release clause next year is something they don't want to live with.
I keep hearing that he is a generational talent but time will tell. I would worry if he went to them.
 
We have to start backing ourselves when it comes to a bidding war next season if that is the case. We won the battle with Bayern with Pep and for a couple of season's Leroy Sane didn't go directly to them lot either.
 
Saying he will go here there should understand when a player is that good and lots of clubs want the player, bottom line is it will be the player choosing where he wants to go! If he want Man City we will get him if he wants Chelsea they will get him! It’s all down to the lad..
 
Gus Cruz said:
I think some people have been bruised by the Bartomeu/Messi story. There are many other things at play other than “Dortmund will play their strong hand”. I keep saying, pay attention to what Watzke is saying between the lines and what his gestures mean, and what Raiola’s gestures also mean...
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Seen a few articles a couple of week back saying Raiola was threatening Dortmund that he will go to Bayern next summer if they don't sell this summer.
 
RayCTID said:
We have to start backing ourselves when it comes to a bidding war next season if that is the case. We won the battle with Bayern with Pep and for a couple of season's Leroy Sane didn't go directly to them lot either.
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What we need to do is take advantage of being the best team in the world and being UCL finalists and potentially winners. That’s a position in which we aren’t guaranteed to be at the end of next season. When you’re at the top, it’s easier to get all the top players as they all want to come to the winning side, and they will work with you to make that happen.

RayCTID said:
He still wants to leave them and Utd still want good money and on top of his current salary its off putting for any interested teams.
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United and Dortmund are completely different models
 
RayCTID said:
He still wants to leave them and Utd still want good money and on top of his current salary its off putting for any interested teams.
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He’s been batting his eyelids at Madrid for some years yes, but they’ve never had any need for him...
 
David Silva said:
He’s been batting his eyelids at Madrid for some years yes, but they’ve never had any need for him...
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They don't have the money. That is all. That is probably why Real were pushing the whole Super League idea along with the Red Clubs and the rest.
 
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