Salihamidzic: Bayern are watching Haaland

Salihamidzic: Bayern are watching Haaland

Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed that the champions of Germany are watching Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland.

Erling Haaland, at the age of 21, has managed to attract attention from many top clubs. Real Madrid and London Chelsea were among the obvious candidates for the player. There were also rumors about Barcelona and PSG. But the club, whose name cannot be called in Germany, Bayern Munich, gradually intervenes in the matter.

Rekordmeister have been luring promising players from Borussia Dortmund and other clubs over the past decades. Just remember the transfers of Robert Lewandowski, Mario Gotze, Mats Hummels and so on. So Haaland have the opportunity to fall into this funnel, as Salihamidzic stated in his last interview,

“He's a top player and a great guy from what I've heard. We're following him, but he's a Dortmund player. Sixty goals in 60 matches. Such a player needs to be watched, otherwise we would be complete laymen”, said the sporting director.

Indeed, in a year and a half at Borussia, Haaland scored 60 goals in 60 matches and made 15 assists. In addition, he has scored 20 goals in 16 matches in the Champions League and proved to everyone that he can score regardless of the class of the opponent. Is this not the best argument for the professional suitability of a football player?

Such a player is clearly needed by Bayern for the future, because Robert Lewandowski is already 32 years old and it will be more and more difficult to show the level every year. In addition, Haaland has agent Mino Raiola and he clearly will not mind if his ward goes to the camp of one of the main enemies of the Bumblebees for a good reward.

Another thing is that Bayern very rarely pay big money for football players. In most cases, the men from Munich agree with players that they will transfer as free agents and then sign. WE do not think that such an option is possible with Haaland, given the keen interest in him. But in the next summer transfer window it will be very interesting to watch the saga around the Norwegian prodigy.