Despite earlier protestations by Red Bull Salzburg, it now seems certain that Erling Haaland will depart the club in the January transfer window, yet his huge salary demands are pulling him away from RB Leipzig and closer to either Manchester United or Borussia Dortmund.
The Norwegian striker has been the breakout star of 2019 and is narrowly behind Robert Lewandowski in the Champions League scoring charts with eight goals, although Salzburg will now have to continue in the Europa League.
Several clubs have made inquiries over the Norwegian’s availability, and it has since emerged that there is a very attractive 20-million-euro buyout clause within his contract.
however, it’s unclear whether that is one that can be activated by any club or just Red Bull’s partner club in Leipzig.
With that being said, the transfer fee is incredibly reasonable in the current market, but his salary demands, believed to be around eight million euros per year, have taken him further and further away from RB Leipzig in January.
Manchester United have no problem with paying high wages to players, especially if they consider the individual to have both marketability and resale value.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer worked closely with Haaland during their spell together with Molde, and it has even been suggested that the Manchester United coach traveled to Austria with the club’s chief executive, Ed Woodward, in order to convince Haaland to sign for the Old Trafford club.
RB Leipzig is only willing to offer a salary of five million euros, yet Mino Raiola’s presence makes such an agreement somewhat unlikely.
The Dutch representative has been hoping to secure Haaland a much higher salary, and neither United nor Dortmund would have any problems with paying it.
Meanwhile, Haaland continues to impress on the pitch, even though his Champions League journey is now at an end for this season, and his tally for the campaign thus far is 28 goals in 28 games in all competitions.
At just 19 years old, this level of production is unprecedented, and he has since been named the Footballer of the Year in Austria, narrowly finishing ahead of Marcel Sabitzer and David Alaba.
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