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"We talked about" - Man United discussed sensational move for deadly Man City forward

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Published 15:46 26 Oct 2022 GMT+1

"We talked about" - Man United discussed sensational move for deadly Man City forward

Manchester United discussed making a sensational move for Erling Haaland before the Norwegian's City switch.

Chris Byfield

Chris Byfield

Manchester United discussed making a sensational move for Erling Haaland before the deadly Norwegian’s Manchester City switch.

Haaland has lit up the Premier League since making the £54million move from Borussia Dortmund to Pep Guardiola’s star-studded City side.

At times the Norwegian’s ability to find the back of the net has seemed superhuman - he’s managed a record-breaking 22 goals in his first 15 games for the Citizens!

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However former Man Utd interim boss Ralf Rangnick admitted the Red Devils had also considered bringing in Haaland during the January 2022 transfer window, when the 22-year-old was still at Dortmund.

The Norwegian was part of a six-person transfer wish list that included some of Europe’s most sought-after stars, including RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku and Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic.

Speaking to BILD, the 64-year-old said: “It was clear to everyone that there was a need in many areas.

“That’s why we were already discussing players like Josko Gvardiol and Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig. Those were names that were realistic.

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“We also talked about Alvaro Morata, Luis Diaz, Dusan Vlahovic and, as I said, Haaland when they were still on the market.

“But the club decided at that time to rebuild the team under the new coach.”


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The German replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to become manager at Old Trafford on an interim basis last November, with a view of eventually taking the reins as a consultant for two years.

Having been an important figure in establishing RB Leipzig as a force in German football, Rangnick was initially thought of as a good fit to help rebuild a fledgling Man Utd side.

However the German struggled as manager, and his time at the club came to a premature and abrupt end after less than seven month, when Rangnick left to become Austrian head coach.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Erling Haaland, Manchester United, Ralf Rangnick, Manchester City, Premier League, Champions League

Chris Byfield
Chris Byfield

Sport journalist with experience writing on football, rugby, boxing and the Olympics. I'm also a Crystal Palace fan. Please don't hold this against me.

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