Former Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that he told his former side to buy Erling Haaland for £ 4 million in 2018, but the club refused.
Solskjaer and Haaland worked together at Norwegian side Molde before the latter joined RB Salzburg. And Solskjaer, fully aware of Haaland’s enormous potential, had recommended him to Manchester United while he was still an unknown quantity at Molde.
During his time at Molde, Haaland scored 20 goals in 50 games, with all those appearances coming under Solskjaer. He joined the club from Bryne in 2017.
After spells in Austria and Germany, Haaland eventually left Norway for the Premier League. At City, he is lighting up the league and is undoubtedly one of the world football stars.
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But things could have been different if United had listened to Ole.
‘I called United about six months before I took over and told them that I’d got this striker that we had, but they didn’t listen,” Solskjaer said via The Sun.
“I asked for £ 4 million for Haaland, but they didn’t sign him.”
Haaland has enjoyed a phenomenal first season in English football and has scored 51 goals in 47 games in all competitions.
“When I signed with City, he congratulated me and wrote to me ‘, Good luck on going to the wrong side of Manchester”, Haaland said about Solskjaer.
“We talk sometimes. As you know, he had a huge impact on my career when I was at Molde. He’s a good guy.”
