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Manchester United have discovered the eye-watering cost of bringing Erling Haaland to Old Trafford, with the Red Devils forced to pay a mammoth fee to Mino Raiola if they are to complete a deal. Haaland is set to be one of the most in-demand players on the market in the summer transfer window.
Man Utd discover eye-watering Erling Haaland transfer cost including mammoth Mino Raiola fee (Image: Getty Images)
While that release clause is set at £62m, it will likely take far more than that for the eventual winner to fend off interest from Haaland’s other suitors.
Aside from the transfer fee, the true cost of signing Haaland is likely to be an eye-watering one, with his agent Raiola sure to get as much as possible in terms of wages and bonuses.
This cost has been worked out by French newspaper L’Equipe, who predict that the successful buyer of Haaland will have to set aside a fund of £250m to complete the deal.
Dortmund have offered Haaland an improved contract, with that deal offering an insight into his potential wage demands.
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The cost of signing Haaland will make him one of the most expensive players of all time (Image: Express Sport)
The Black and Yellow are ready to make Haaland their highest-paid player, with an annual wage of £13.3m.
But according to L’Equipe, any buyer will have to set aside £25m to £30m for Haaland’s annual wage over a six-year deal.
That fee is not all though, with Haaland’s representatives, his agent Raiola and father Alf-Inge, also due commission for their work in any transfer.
It is stated that both can expect to receive in the region of £17m in commission, an astonishing fee considering United’s previous entanglements with Raiola.
Haaland's agent Raiola will be due a huge commission (Image: Getty Images)
When added with the release clause in Haaland’s contract, United will have to set aside at least £250m to get their man.
The Red Devils have experience of dealing with Raiola, with another of his clients already at the club in the form of Paul Pogba.
While there have been several run-ins between the super-agent and United, for a player with the generational talent of Haaland the animosity will have to be set aside.
As a result of that ability, any deal to bring in Haaland will likely be one of the most expensive in English football.