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Man Utd 'pick between Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland transfer' as Liverpool hatch plan
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Manchester United have reportedly decided they will prioritise the signing of Erling Haaland over a move for Jude Bellingham. The Borussia Dortmund duo are among the most highly sought-after players in world football as their stock continues to rise with every game that goes by.
Dortmund have developed a reputation for signing top young talent before helping them grow to the next level at Signal Iduna Park.
Haaland and Bellingham are no different and both are set to follow in the footsteps of former team-mate Jadon Sancho in earning a big-money move in the near future.
The Bundesliga club did not want to cash in on Haaland in the same summer as losing Sancho and the feeling was it would be hard to replace both within the same transfer window.
Now Dortmund are braced to lose another one of their most-prized assets at the end of the season and clubs are already queuing up for both Haaland and Bellingham, respectively.
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According to the Daily Star, Liverpool are lining up an £80million swoop for Bellingham with the Reds said to be serious about signing the England star.
The report also cites United's interest while claiming the Red Devils will prioritise the signing of Haaland.
Replacing Edinson Cavani will be near the top of United's agenda at the end of the season despite the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still wants a long-term solution at No 9 and Cavani was only initially brought in as a stop-gap acquisition.
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Cavani is set to depart Old Trafford at the end of the campaign after reluctantly agreeing to stay for one more season.
He was keen on returning to South America with Boca Juniors before Solskjaer's persuasive efforts to keep him put paid off.
The race for Haaland will be well and truly on next summer after Manchester City failed to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham.
Both Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona will all potentially be in the fray in 2022.
That's when Haaland's reported £64m release clause will become active meaning it could be up to the player and Mino Raiola to decide his next club.
Chelsea were keen on signing Haaland earlier this summer but they were told to explore other options by Dortmund.
That is what the Blues did, smashing their transfer record to sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for £97.5m.
United have already perviously squandered the chance to sign Haaland back in January 2019, when they allowed him to join Dortmund for just £18m from RB Salzburg.