Real Madrid have submitted a final offer to Erling Haaland’s entourage as they look to sign the Borussia Dortmund star, according to reports. The La Liga titans’ interest in Kylian Mbappe has been well-documented. Yet with a deal for the France international far from guaranteed, club president Florentino Perez has now decided to take action.
Real Madrid are hoping to beat Barcelona and Man City to Erling Haaland transfer (Image: GETTY)
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Yet whether they’re able to acquire both players at the end of the campaign is something only time will tell.
Barcelona are said to be aware of Real making ground when it comes to securing the signature of Haaland.
And while they’re looking at ways to sign the Dortmund star themselves, they acknowledge things are ‘very very complicated’.
Haaland said in January that things would ‘start to happen’ now revolving his future, with Dortmund resigned to losing their star striker.
“The last six months I have chosen not to say anything out of respect for Dortmund, but now the club has started to press me into making a decision,” he said.
Real Madrid want both Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to spearhead new era (Image: GETTY)
“But they press me… about my future, so that means I have to make a decision soon.”
When asked if he could decide imminently, the Norwegian added: “That is what they [Dortmund] want.
“It means things will happen now. They have started to put a lot of pressure on me, and I have to accept that so now is the time to get things started.”
Regarding Mbappe, former Real star Geremi recently told Express Sport he thought the forward would stay at PSG.
"My personal view is that, for me, I don't think it will be possible,” he said.
"I remember Mbappe at the beginning saying 'my wish is to play with the biggest footballer in the world'. Now, when you look at the squad of Paris Saint-Germain he has it there!
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"I don't think he will move when he has all of the best players in the world and go to another big club.
"Because when you move from one club to another club it's like starting another challenge.
"He's already settled, he's one of the best players in Paris Saint-Germain. So I think he's started to become one of the leaders in the dressing room, one of the best players in the dressing room.
"For me, I would like him to go to Real Madrid because I played for Real Madrid.
"But, as a player when I look at how he would think, I don't think it would be possible.