Erling Braut Haaland warms up ahead the German first division Bundesliga football match between SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
According to transfer news from Express, Chelsea have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Erling Haaland. It is being reported that the Borussia Dortmund striker prefers a move to Manchester City or Real Madrid among the clubs interested in him.
The Blues have shown tremendous interest in the player along with the rest of the elite European clubs, meaning that they will have to stump up heavy cash to land him.
The Norwegian is arguably the hottest prospect in the world right now and has impressed heavily at Borussia Dortmund. Europe’s biggest clubs are now circling around him.
He does have a release clause that gets activated in the summer of 2022 but a host of clubs want a deal this year itself, none more than Chelsea, who have a striker problem on their hands.
Timo Werner has struggled to find goals, Tammy Abraham cannot seem to get a game, and Giroud is on the wrong side of 30.
However, the Blues might just have to look at other options as Haaland prefers a move to Real Madrid or Manchester City. Add to that, there is concern from Chelsea due to his agent’s wage demands for his client.
It is still unclear as to how Chelsea plan to go after the Norwegian given all these obstacles. They might just be better off looking at other feasible targets to solve their striker related issues instead of digging so deep for Haaland.
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