Solskjaer admits what number of instances Man Utd rejected probability to signal Erling Haaland
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed what number of instances Manchester United refused to signal Erling Haaland.
The former Red Devils boss returned to his native Norway again in 2015 to handle Molde. There, he got here throughout a prodigious younger expertise by the title of Haaland, who he immediately recognised as a future world class striker.
Still protecting United’s finest pursuits at coronary heart, Solskjaer tried to get the Norwegian teenager an enormous transfer to Old Trafford, which was turned down by the membership. Unfortunately for United, Haaland went on to thrive at RB Salzburg in Austria, acquire worldwide consideration at Borussia Dortmund and at last land a switch to rivals Manchester City in 2022.
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Now 23, Haaland is broadly thought-about the perfect striker on the earth, proving to be United’s bane by main City to their very own Treble final season whereas obliterating goal-scoring data. And following his latest Manchester Derby purpose within the 3-1 win on the Etihad, Solskjaer has revealed he thrice tried to get Haaland on the books at United.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Solskjaer informed fellow Red Devils legends Gary Neville and Roy Keane: “I had him [Haaland] in Molde, for 2 seasons. The summer time earlier than I received right here [joined Manchester United], I rang the membership and mentioned ‘You’ve received to signal this boy – he’ll be prime class’. That was June/July 2018, and so they mentioned no – they’d sufficient stories on gamers.
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“Then I grew to become the caretaker supervisor [of United], and we [Molde] had bought Haaland to RB Salzburg. I inform the membership immediately to purchase him whereas he has a launch clause.
“We knew that then, and nobody else would’ve paid the cash – €20 million, it might’ve been a discount. Even although along with his hyperlinks with Alfie [Haaland], and Manchester City and Leeds.
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“It was the club’s decision to not go for it then. We never made bids or went in for him, until after he started scoring for Salzburg. By then, Borussia Dortmund were there, Juventus were there, everyone was there. His release clause then was still good – €60 million.
“He’s got more than just being a great lad. He’s such a team player, and one-on-one with a keeper, he doesn’t think about his own stats. He passes if someone else is through and it’ll be a 100% goal. He’s a gem.”
