According to the latest reports, Premier League giants Manchester United are amongst the clubs keeping tabs on Red Bull Salzburg’s teenage sensation Erling Braut Haaland. The 19-year-old striker has burst onto the scene this season and has established himself as one of the most exciting young players in world football attracting plenty of interest from several top suitors across the European continent.
Haaland was handed his debut at former club Molde by current Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the young forward is high up on Manchester United’s shopping list. The Red Devils have fallen short on attackers upfront after the departures of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez to Serie A outfit Inter Milan and Haaland has been identified as the man who could potentially lead the line next season.
United have been keeping tabs on the youngster for around two years now and it has been reported that as many as 15 clubs across the continent are in the running to secure his services, but Manchester United and Juventus are leading the queue.
Since joining the Red Bull Salzburg back in the January transfer window this year, the teenager has scored 23 goals in 20 appearances including a hattrick on his Champions League debut which has caught the eye of Manchester United. This season, Haaland has managed to find the back of the net 22 times in 15 games and is the joint top scorer in the Champions League with Bayern Munich hitman Robert Lewandowski.
The 20-time English champions have been on the lookout for a striker for a long time now and Solskjaer spoke about the club’s willingness to wait for the right man after they failed to replace Belgian star Romelu Lukaku in the summer transfer window. Haaland joined Salzburg for a fee be in the region of €9 million and it has been reported that the reigning Austrian champions are willing to cash in on their prized asset next summer for a massive offer.
Haaland is expected to cost around €60 million in the summer and Salzburg is willing to bide their time to start an auction for the player with United at the top of the pile interested in luring the striker to Old Trafford.
