Manchester United 's two-year pursuit of Erling Haaland has come to a disappointing conclusion with the Red Devils reluctantly ending their interest in the Borussia Dortmund force of nature.
Old Trafford chiefs are resigned to the Norwegian joining Real Madrid in a mega-money transfer this summer after Los Blancos leapt ahead in the race for Europe's hottest property.
Haaland was once regarded as the generational talent capable of spearheading the United attack for the next decade, and it is not hard to see why.
