Manchester United supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel have performed down studies their golf equipment will go face to face within the race to signal Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland. Haaland has emerged as one of many world's high forwards after scoring 21 targets in 21 appearances within the Bundesliga this season. The 20-year-old Norwegian snubbed United to hitch Dortmund from RB Salzburg in 2019, however there's rising hypothesis Solskjaer will make one other try and signal him within the shut season.
Solskjaer coached Haaland at Molde and discuss of a summer season transfer from Dortmund has intensified after the participant's agent Mino Raiola and father Alf-Inge Haaland have been pictured in Spain.
He has additionally been linked with Manchester Metropolis, Actual Madrid and Barcelona.
Requested if he can afford to overlook out on Haaland once more, Solskjaer stated: "Well, I'm focusing on the next two months and whatever happens in the world of football. There's only so many places anyone can go to.
"I simply concentrate on those who're right here and despite the fact that I've labored with Erling it is not proper for me as a Man United supervisor (to be) speaking about Erling.
"I can talk about him as an ex coach of his but he will make his own mind up."
Solskjaer refused to substantiate if Haaland was on his needed record, including: "I think the way the world works at the moment, you'd like to do, of course, all your business on the quiet and all your talks on the quiet.
"Hopefully we will abruptly sit right here with gamers that no-one's written about and thought we will go to."
Tight-lipped Tuchel
With Germany forward Timo Werner struggling to adapt to the Premier League, Chelsea could do with a quality addition to their attack.
But Tuchel wouldn't be drawn on Chelsea's potential interest in Haaland, instead claiming his agent was trying to stoke up a bidding war.
"I can't reply that, out of respect for the participant and for Borussia Dortmund," Tuchel said when asked if Chelsea would speak to Raiola.
"He is a Borussia Dortmund participant, and naturally there's huge information round him and his agent.
"And it seems like they are creating a race for the player.
"However nonetheless everyone wants to simply accept, and I'll totally settle for, that he's a Borussia Dortmund participant. A really promising participant after all, however with respect to the scenario he isn't in our squad, he isn't in our membership so there is not any touch upon anything concerning him."
Chelsea have also been linked with a move for Sergio Aguero after Manchester City's record goalscorer confirmed he will leave at the end of the season.
Keeping tight-lipped on the mooted Aguero interest, Tuchel said: "I need not discuss, it is the identical, the identical reply as for Haaland.
"It's absolutely clear that we have full respect for Man City and Sergio Aguero who is a big player for them.
"There is no such thing as a phrase wanted from me about that. His profession is excellent, it speaks for itself, and it is not completed but.
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"He will still help Man City to achieve their goals this season.
"However I'll by no means communicate greater than that a couple of participant of a rival."
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