Which Premier League club should Haaland join?
Which Premier League club should Haaland join?
By Oli Dickson Jefford
Erling Haaland is one of the most talked about people in world football.
At the age of 21, the Norwegian is already one of the best strikers on the planet and a legendary career beckons.
Haaland joined Borussia Dortmund at the beginning of 2020 and has thrived in Germany but a long-term stay looks unlikely with some of Europe’s biggest clubs targeting him.
Real Madrid are in the hunt for his services but the Premier League does look like a potential destination with a handful of clubs interested.
We take a look at some of the English sides potentially targeting Haaland and see which club he should join.
Manchester City
Man City looks like a likely destination for Haaland.
To start there is a familial connection, with his dad Alf-Inge spending three years at the club in the early 2000s.
City are perhaps the only club that would not have to sell anyone to be able to finance a move, which is likely to cost well over £100m.
City are one of the best teams in the world and have an array of attacking talent among which Haaland would almost certainly thrive.
It would also be a move that suits both clubs ambition-wise, with both Haaland and the blue half of Manchester looking for a first Champions League title.
At the Etihad, Haaland would also have a strong chance of winning a league title, something he is yet to accomplish at Dortmund.
However, with City currently scoring countless goals without a recognised striker, a centre-forward may not be Pep Guardiola’s top priority in the next transfer window.
Chelsea
After events of the past 24 hours or so, Chelsea may be in the hunt for a new striker sooner than planned.
Romelu Lukaku has caused uproar with comments disparaging Thomas Tuchel’s tactics and openly eyeing a return to Inter Milan.
Chelsea may simply cut their losses with the Belgian who has not hit the ground running since returning to Stamford Bridge.
Rumours that the club are interested in Haaland have circulated for a while now but with a new striker looking like a must, any interest in the Norwegian star may be upped significantly.
Chelsea would be an attractive option for Haaland, with last season’s Champions League triumph showing the club can hold their own with Europe’s heavyweights.
They were leading this season’s title fight in the Premier League until injury issues and Covid struck, but the opportunity to work with Tuchel is one many players would be interested in.
The main concern for Chelsea and most other clubs interested in Haaland is money, with several players likely to have to be sold to finance the move and the Norwegian’s wages.
Liverpool
Liverpool are less likely to make a move for Haaland than Chelsea or Man City, but the club have been rumoured to be interested in him in the past.
The Reds would be an attractive prospect for Haaland, with Liverpool in both league and Champions League contention once again this season.
It would also be an opportunity to play under Jurgen Klopp, while the Reds are one of the few clubs that may be able to afford the Norwegian in the next couple of transfer windows - although they have never been quite as free-spending as some of their rivals.
However, they are another club not exactly struggling for goals at the moment with the likes of Diogo Jota and Mo Salah on fire currently.
It would be a huge move, but not one that is perhaps necessary for Klopp’s men.
Which is most likely?
If Haaland does come to the Premier League. Man City is the most likely destination.
They are scoring plenty of goals without a recognised striker, but the thought of adding one of the world’s best goalscorers to a potent attack is a mouth-watering one for the club’s staff and fans alike.
They are also likely the only club that would be able to afford him, with money not exactly an issue for City - the benefit of having an entire Middle Eastern state backing you.
Chelsea are the top six club that need him the most, but they may struggle to match the likes of City and Real Madrid financially.
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