According to information from The Sun, Manchester City is still “calm” even though the media previously reported that Real Madrid was trying to approach striker Erling Haaland.
Specifically, Spanish media have reported in recent days that Los Blancos are willing to spend 100 million euros to “tear” the current contract between Haaland and Man City thanks to the Norwegian star’s contract release clause. with the home team at Etihad Stadium.
The White Vultures want to recruit Haaland to find a long-term replacement for Karim Benzema, the veteran striker who left Santiago Bernabeu in the 2023 summer market to join Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League.
Although there is a possibility of losing the 2022/23 Premier League top scorer to Real, according to The Sun, Man City is not interested in a move from Los Blancos because The Citizens think Haaland is still happy at the club.
The current contract between the 23-year-old star and Man City is valid for 3.5 years and the defending Champions League champion is ready to make him the highest-paid player in the Premier League in the near future.
At the same time, last month, Haaland’s representative, Rafaela Pimenta, also denied rumors of Real approaching the 2000-born striker and affirmed that Haaland would respect his contract with Man City.
Arriving at Etihad Stadium from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022, Haaland contributed greatly to Pep Guardiola’s team’s treble achievement in the 2022/23 campaign by scoring 52 goals in 53 appearances.
This season, the Norwegian striker still shows impressive goalscoring form with a total of 19 goals after 22 matches in all competitions, including 14 goals in the Premier League.
As for Real, in addition to Haaland, the White Vultures are also paying great attention to Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain.