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Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has revealed some surprising information about Erling Haaland.
The incredible success of Erling Haaland at Manchester City did not fail to make Manchester United cringe. Erik Ten Hag, the current coach of the Red Devils, revealed surprising information: Haaland could have signed for Old Trafford in 2018.
Ten Hag, who closely followed the young Norwegian prodigy before his arrival in Salzburg, urged his managers to recruit him. “I trained him at Molde. The summer before I arrived, I called the club and said, “You need to sign this kid. He will be an elite player.” It was June-July 2018. And they said, “No, no, we have other priorities.”
“The club refused to take him”
The Dutch technician insisted, without success: “I told the club to buy him straight away, before he plays a single match for Salzburg. He would have cost 20 million euros, but the club refused to take him. We never made an offer, until they realized how good he was, when he started scoring for Salzburg. But Dortmund was there, Juventus… Everyone ended up disembarking. »
Manchester United therefore missed a golden opportunity to secure the services of one of the best strikers in the world. Haaland, who scored 28 goals in 31 games for Skyblues this season, could have been the centerpiece of Ten Hag’s project. The regret is immense for Red Devils fans, who are content to watch from afar the cyborg wreak havoc on their neighbors.
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