In recent years the Manchester United it has failed in several cases of football players. Some transfers could be described as failures and data has paid significant capital gains.
His latest revelation Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought to light a new transfer…crime, after according to the Norwegian the team’s management twice turned down the Erling Haaland!
In an interview he gave to Gary Nevilleseveral important issues concerning the English team were discussed, with the conversation leading to the top scorer of the Premier League.
Solskjaer appears to have twice submitted a request to United’s management to sign Haaland, but received as many negative responses. The two men worked together in Molde, where the City striker took his first steps.
“I had Haaland at Molde for two seasons. In the summer, before I went to United, I called the team and said they have to get this kid. He will become one of the top. It was June-July 2018 and they said.. no. They had several reports for footballers and then he was sold to Salzburg“, said the Norwegian and continued by saying:
“I again told the club to sign him immediately when he had a release clause. We knew that and no one else would give the money – 20 million, it would be a huge opportunity. It was the team’s decision not to proceed with this. We didn’t make an offer for him until he started scoring with Salzburg. By then, Borussia Dortmund was there, Juventus was there, everyone was there».
Somehow it seems that Manchester United missed the opportunity to acquire one of them better attackers of the planet. Haaland signed for City and history has vindicated Solskjaer, after last season the 23-year-old scored 52 goals and led his team to the league, cup and Champions League.
??? Ole Gunnar Solskj?r: “I had Haaland in Molde, for two seasons. The summer before I got here (to Man United), I rang the club and said: you’ve got to sign this boy. He’ll be top class.”
“That was June, July 2018, and they said no. They had enough reports on players. Then I… pic.twitter.com/ydBgdMHLXF
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Edited by: Loizos Lainidis
Source: Sport Fm
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