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Which is the best ? This question has appeared in a number of sports media since the demonstrations of Kylian Mbappé and Erling Braut Haaland in the Champions League this week. The Norwegian responded with a double against Sevilla to the Frenchman’s treble against Barça, and that was enough to ignite the football world. Beyond their current efficiency, their talent and their room for improvement, the two players also agree on the uncertainty surrounding their future. PSG are awaiting Mbappé’s response regarding a future contract extension. What about Haaland?
Borussia Dortmund are clearly shaking. The German club do not like not controlling the course of events. At the beginning of January, the club’s general manager, Hans-Joachim Watzke, explained: “I don’t think that will happen (that he put the pressure to leave, note). Erling and his advisor Mino Raiola know what they have with us. I can only advise him to do like Robert Lewandowski. At the time, he was giving himself the time to become an absolute world-class player in Dortmund. You won’t be able to do this in a year. “
A clause that exceeds 100 M €
However, Wednesday’s new European demonstration puts pressure on the management of the Ruhr club. Because he is in difficulty in the Bundesliga (only 6th in the standings) and is far from having secured a place in the Champions League for next season. Competition in which Haaland wants to take part every season as he himself had explained. Obsessed with C1 (he puts the famous music in his car before arriving at the training center), where he displays phenomenal statistics, he does not want to lose a beat.
Borussia have a clear plan: to keep him at least until 2022, when the 20-year-old will have a release clause. It had been announced for months at around 75 M € but now image assures today that it actually exceeds 100 M €. For the leaders of Dortmund, it is absolutely necessary to hold until 2022, to benefit from one more year of the services of the Norwegian and to guarantee a good sum for the sale.
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