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Real Madrid are interesting in signing Manchester
City’s star striker Erling Haaland, according to Diario AS.
Haaland, who is considered a generational talent in
the world of football, is part of the Los Blancos’ plans for 2024. The
Norwegian’s €150m release clause will be active in 2024 as well.
Real Madrid consider Haaland as the ideal replacement for Karim
Benzema, bearing in mind that the Frenchman’s contract is expected to expire in
the summer of 2024.
On Thursday, Real Madrid President Florentino Perez
had opened up about why the Spanish Giants decided against signing Haaland in
the current transfer window.
“Mbappe deal didn’t create any problem with Haaland deal, absolutely. We have Benzema, so it was impossible to have him with Karim. We can’t sign Haaland to stay on the bench,” said Perez.
“Haaland is an amazing, fantastic player,” he added.
It must be noted that City announced last month they
had beaten off competition from Europe’s top clubs to agree a deal with
Borussia Dortmund after triggering Haaland’s reported £51 million ($63 million)
release clause.
The 21-year-old has signed a five-year contract to
follow in the footsteps of his father Alfie Inge Haaland, who played for City
between 2000 and 2003.
Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games in
two-and-a-half seasons with Dortmund, winning the German Cup and the Bundesliga
Player of the Season award in 2020/21.
