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Mino Raiola's staggering wage demands for Erling Haaland create Man Utd problem
Manchester United are expected to target Erling Haaland in the summer transfer window
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Manchester United face a potential problem with signing Erling Haaland next summer after Mino Raiola's reported wage demands for the striker emerged. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are expected to target Haaland in the summer transfer window but could face stiff competition with Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris-Saint Germain all having been linked with the Borussia Dortmund star.
United and City are among the favourites to land Haaland from Dortmund next summer when his £68million release clause becomes active.
Chelsea were also said to be keen on the Borussia Dortmund star, but it remains to be seen whether they will join the race after signing Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan.
But one club who are expected to chase the 21-year-old's signature are PSG, who look set to lose Kylian Mbappe on a free transfer next summer after rebuffing Real Madrid's attempts to sign the World Cup winner in August.
However, anyone looking to sign Haaland will have to fork out a staggering £43m-per-year in wages before bonuses, according to latest reports.
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That's how much super agent Raiola will demand for his client, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, cited by Mail Online.
The report says Raiola will ask for the eye-watering salary with the view that whoever signs Haaland will be landing him for less than his market value.
Dortmund are said to have turned down several offers in the region of £100m for the Norwegian star this summer, with the Bundesliga club determined to hold on to him for another campaign.
With Haaland having fired a remarkable 68 goals in 67 games for the German giants, £68m looks like a good deal compared to the £97m Chelsea splashed out for Lukaku, or the £100m Man City paid to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa.
And Raiola's wage demands look set to give United a problem, with the report claiming PSG's financial muscle make them favourites to land Haaland.
Mauricio Pochettino's side are expected to target Haaland as a replacement for Mbappe, whose contract expires at the end of this season.
Real Madrid are considered the favourites to sign the France star after unsuccessfully bidding for him this summer.
The La Liga giants have also been linked with Haaland, but appear to have made Mbappe their top target.
United looked set to sign Haaland from RB Salzburg in January 2020, but pulled out of talks and saw Dortmund snap him up for just £17m instead.
The striker played under Red Devils boss Solskjaer at Molde in their native Norway, and that could go in their favour as they race their rivals for his signature.
But City also have a connection with Haaland as his dad Alf Inge played for the club, while other clubs who have been linked with the striker include Bayern Munich, Juventus and Barcelona.