It is a story that may give some regrets to Manchester United supporters. The Daily Mirror reported on Sunday that the Red Devils had the opportunity to sign Erling Haaland when the Borussia Dortmund striker was playing Molde. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was familiar with the phenomenon having seen him plant 20 games in 50 goals for the Norwegian club under his management. He had thus made the forcing near the leaders of Mancunian to attract the attacker at the time of his appointment as coach of MU, in December 2018.
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According to the Daily Mirror, the Manchester United board had organized a telephone meeting with Jim Solbakken, Haaland’s agent, to conclude the transfer. It was scheduled for 9 a.m. But there has been a misunderstanding about the time difference between Britain and Norway. Red Devils leaders called on UK time, 10am in Norway, while Solbakken was waiting for the call an hour earlier. RB Salzburg did call Solbakken at 9am Norwegian time. And concludes the transfer of Haaland to the nose and beard of the English.
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Manchester United can still bite their fingers. Revealed to the eyes of the whole planet with the Austrian club in the Champions League, Haaland has only confirmed his formidable potential since, under the colors of Borussia Dortmund. He is considered the greatest hope in world football with Kylian Mbappé. Its estimated price exceeds 150 million euros pending the activation of a release clause of around 80 million euros in 2022, according to the British tabloid. Within an hour, Manchester United could have concluded their transfer for around 3 million euros a little over two years ago …
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