Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke has revealed that his club had to give Erling Haaland a release clause in his contract when signing him or else they would have lost out to Manchester United.
Haaland emerged as one of the most exciting players in world football at Red Bull Salzburg in 2019 and there was a clamour for his signature ahead of the 2020 January transfer window. United were interested in the Norwegian sensation, especially as his compatriot Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was in charge at Old Trafford, had played a hand in his meteoric rise at Molde.
However, it was Dortmund who stole in ahead of the pack to sign Haaland for just £18million and he has only gone from strength to strength in Germany, netting a remarkable 82 goals in just 86 games. Now there is once again a transfer race brewing for his signature.
