Report: Erling Haaland tells some fans ‘he will play in Spain’

Erling Haaland is currently the most in-demand commodity in European football. The 21-year-old is on the radars of almost every elite club on the continent and looks set for an exit from Borussia Dortmund in the summer later this year.

From Manchester City to Chelsea, to PSG and many more, there are several suitors for the Norwegian international, along with La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Barcelona’s pursuit of the former RB Salzburg starlet is no secret at this point, with president Joan Laporta meeting with his agent, Mino Raiola, on two separate occasions to try and assess the feasibility of a transfer.

More talks are scheduled over the coming month as the Catalans look to make a marquee signing before the start of the next season.

As for Real Madrid, their interest in the prolific goalscorer has been officially confirmed by Borussia Dortmund themselves. Florentino Perez is looking to create a Galactico strikeforce of Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, with the latter expected to complete a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.

Now, Haaland has dropped a hint that he could be set to join either of these two teams in the summer. Currently holidaying in Marbella during the mid-season break, the 21-year-old striker is believed to have informed some fans that he will be playing in Spain next season, reports Diario AS.

Haaland will have a release clause worth €75 million get activated this year, which clubs can trigger to sign him up. The Norwegian is likely to command massive wages while Raiola’s involvement means there will be a substantial agent fee as well, which could take the overall value of the deal to around €140 million.

Dortmund, for their part, are reluctant to lose their prized asset and are readying a huge contract offer worth €20 million per year, which would shatter their pay structure. But, all things are pointing towards an exit from Signal Iduna Park.

And, it seems like Haaland could very well be headed to Spain. Although the report places Real Madrid as the favourites to sign him, only time will tell if the Norwegian international ends up at Camp Nou or Santiago Bernabeu.