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Borussia Dortmund do not plan to hand over Erling Haaland without a fight this summer even though his release clause is scheduled to come into play in 2022.
The Bundesliga giants are poised to lose their star man next year with the European elite lining up to trigger the £ 65 million asking price in their current deal.
With finances tight at Signal Iduna Park, there have been suggestions that Dortmund could cash in on Haaland this summer for a higher fee as Chelsea and Man City struggle to beat their rivals with their signing.
But Dortmund intend to keep the 20-year-old for at least another season and demand more than double his release clause fee to let him go at the end of this season.
As ESPN reports, the club wants £ 154 million to allow Haaland to leave a year earlier in a stance designed to protect himself from potential bidders.
It’s a tactic that would see Dortmund financially lose in the long run, but the club bosses are hopeful of mounting a title challenge in 2021/22 with Haaland leading their attack.
Borussia Monchengladbach manager Marco Rose will take over from Edin Terzic as Dortmund coach in the summer and the club is eager for his tenure to get off to a successful start.
Needless to say, they have the best chance of succeeding with Haaland in their ranks, and the forward is in no immediate rush to move on.
When recently asked about speculations about his future, Haaland told VG: “I still have a three-year contract, I’m not worried about that.”
Chelsea had their sights set on signing Haaland this summer as the rest of Europe’s top clubs balanced their books amid the current coronavirus crisis, but now they may have to reconsider their approach in light of Dortmund’s demands. .
Man City is one of the few clubs that is also in a position to launch an offer this year, but would find it difficult to justify such a large outlay when they feel they are in a strong position to sign him at a reduced price in 2022.
Real Madrid and Barcelona remain the other main contenders, along with Manchester United, but neither club can commit to such a costly deal in the current climate.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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