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      Man Utd transfer boost as Haaland could SNUB Real Madrid as he wants to be ‘main man’ with Mbappe set for Bernabeu move

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      ERLING HAALAND could SNUB Real Madrid in favour of being the star man elsewhere, handing a boost to Manchester United, reports say.The 21-year-old is said to have a verbal agreement with Borussia Dortmund which would let the superstar striker join Real at the end of the season.
      Erling Haaland could snub Real Madrid if he has to play alongside Kylian MbappeCredit: GETTY IMAGES
      Real are also chasing Paris Saint-Germain’s Mbappe, who seemingly has no intention of signing a new contract, meaning he can leave for free next summer.
      According to Spanish newspaper Marca, it is yet to be decided whether Haaland can ‘accept the presence’ of Mbappe at Real, with the forward wanting to be the main man at whatever club he ends up at should he leave Dortmund.
      If Real sign Mbappe, Haaland could SNUB a move to the Spanish capital, boosting United’s chances of signing him.
      And boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has previously been in contact with the serial goal scorer over a potential move to the Red Devils.
      United would most likely face stiff competition from PSG, who will be looking to replace Mbappe, and Man City who are yet to replace Sergio Aguero.
      The pair are dubbed the natural successors to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when they decide to hang up the boots.

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      And both are already embracing each other’s competition.
      After Mbappe scored a hat-trick against Barcelona in the Champions League last season, Haaland bagged a brace against Sevilla.
      And Haaland says Mbappe gave him ‘free motivation’.
      He told Norwegian broadcaster Viaplay: “It was good to score goals.
      “I love the Champions League and when I saw Mbappe score the hat-trick yesterday I got free motivation, so thanks to him.
      “He scored some nice goals and I got a good boost from him.”

      The competition between the two even stretches into a virtual world, with Haaland stunned to find out he is rated three points lower than Mbappe on FIFA 22.
      In a grand reveal of Haaland’s FIFA 22 rating, Dortmund team-mate Jude Bellingham revealed to the forward he had a lower rating than both Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski.
      He replied: “No comment.”
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      Man Utd’s draw with Everton looks like good result after shock defeats for European giants including SIX leaders losing

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’S draw with Everton on Saturday was made to look like a decent result after SIX of Europe’s league leaders all lost.The Red Devils drew 1-1 at Old Trafford to make it four games without a win but Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich were just some of the teams who said: “Hold our beers.”
      Man Utd could only draw 1-1 with Everton at Old Trafford on SaturdayCredit: PA
      But several of Europe’s biggest teams – including PSG – lost at the weekend which made United’s point look a little betterCredit: Getty
      Bayern Munich were beaten 2-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the BundesligaCredit: Getty
      Anthony Martial scored his first goal since February to put United 1-0 up at the end of the first-half before Andros Townsend levelled with 25 minutes to go.
      Everton had a winner disallowed in the closing stages and United were lucky to come away with a point.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under severe pressure having benched Cristiano Ronaldo and not having won since September 19 – a fortunate 2-1 win at West Ham.
      United sit fourth in the Premier League after the disappointing point but Europe’s big guns made it look like a solid draw.
      Bayern were beaten 2-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga – their first league defeat of the season.
      Leon Goretzka put them 1-0 up before on the half hour mark before Martin Hinteregger and Filip Kostic’s goals either side of half-time saw the visitors take the points.

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      Bayern remain top but are now level on 16 points after seven matches with Bayer Leverkusen who won 4-0 at Arminia.
      In France, PSG were beaten 2-0 at Rennes.
      Gaiten Laborde and Flavien Tait scored a quickfire double within two minutes of the start of the second-half.
      Neymar was slammed by Le Parisien who gave the Brazilian a 2.5/10 rating.
      And ex-PSG and West Ham ace Edouard Cisse, 43, also tore into him after the defeat – calling the Brazilian a spoilt brat and saying he bosses everyone around.

      LaLiga’s leadership race took a turn as Real Madrid lost 2-1 at Espanyol.
      Raul de Tomas and Aleix Vidal scored for the home side before Karim Benzema’s strike on 70 minutes proved to be nothing more than a consolation.
      Real also stayed top but are now level with city rivals Atletico AND Real Sociedad with just goal difference separating the three who are on 17 points after eight matches.
      Benfica’s grip on the top spot in Portugal’s Primeira Liga got weaker with a 1-0 home defeat to Portimonense thanks to Lucas Possignolo’s second-half effort.
      Porto and Sporting are just one point behind the Lisbon outfit who have 21 points from their first eight games.
      Ajax also lost at home by the same scoreline. Utrecht were their assailants with Dutch left-back Django Warmerdam scoring the winner.
      They have 19 points from their opening eight with PSV now just a point behind them at the top of the Eredivisie, and Utrecht now within two.
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      Finally, ten-man Zenit lost 2-1 at home to Sochi in the Russian Premier League.
      The visitors moved to within five points of first-placed Zenit who are still four points above second placed Dynamo Moscow.
      According to Reddit user Danny Boy, the odds of the league leaders of Spain, Germany, France, Russia, Portugal and Holland at the weekend were 244,497/1.

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      Liverpool chasing Bayer Leverkusen and France winger Moussa Diaby, 22, with Adama Traore set to sign new Wolves contract

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      LIVERPOOL are reportedly tracking Moussa Diaby after transfer target Adama Traore gave Wolves the green light in new contract talks.The ex-Barcelona winger is nearing a renewal of vows with the Molineux club, after entering the penultimate year of his existing deal.
      Moussa Diaby has been a star of Bayer Leverkusen’s strong startCredit: Reuters
      According to the Mail, Traore will earn £100,000-a-week on his new terms.
      That will put the 25-year-old on equal footing with top-earners Raul Jimenez and Joao Moutinho, with talks revealed by SunSport last month.
      Tracking him during the summer were Liverpool and Tottenham, with the Reds still said to be after a new winger.
      Their attention has reportedly turned to Bayer Leverkusen winger Diaby after a fine spell of form in the Bundesliga.
      As reported by CalcioMercato, via the Express, the 22-year-old is interesting Liverpool as well as Paris Saint-Germain.
      PSG let Diaby join Leverkusen in 2019 and he has already hit three goals this season.

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      France boss Didier Deschamps awarded him a first national cap in September and the player has opened the door to a Ligue 1 return.
      He recently told L’Equipe: “I left PSG because I needed playing time.
      “The challenge for a young player is to be able to express himself, which is what I’ve managed to do.
      “I have no regrets [about leaving]. I am PSG’s biggest fan. I tell myself that I had to leave to come back stronger.
      “Why not come back to PSG one day with a different status? One of my objectives is to a club of that kind with that status, one day.”

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      Timo Werner ‘wanted to join Man Utd’ over Chelsea or Liverpool before his £48m Stamford Bridge transfer

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      TIMO WERNER wanted to join Manchester United over Chelsea and Liverpool before his £53million move to Stamford Bridge last summer.That is according to evidence in a German court case between Werner’s agent Karl-Heinz Forster and his former associate Murat Lokurlu.
      Timo Werner wanted to join Man Utd ahead of Chelsea or LiverpoolCredit: Mark Pain / Premium Sports Images
      A ‘million-dollar- dispute is ongoing between the two men, as reported by Bild.
      The case is set to be heard on Tuesday but documents revealed ahead of the hearing suggest Werner’s preferred destination was Old Trafford before he left RB Leipzig.
      In WhatsApp messages from 2019, Werner reportedly told Lokurlu United were his ‘favourites’ with Chelsea named as ‘great alternatives’.
      United, Chelsea and Liverpool are all said to have been in for Werner in 2019.
      The Red Devils are said to have sent a proposal to Lokurlu via WhatsApp to which he replied: “We’ll see.”
      Liverpool also reportedly submitted a concrete offer with a ‘secret meeting’ said to have taken place between Werner and the Reds.

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      A five-year deal on around £200,000-a-week with approximately £20m in bonuses was reportedly put on the table.
      However, Liverpool eventually signed Diogo Jota, and Chelsea swooped last June.
      The Blues paid £53m and pay him an eye-watering £270k-a-week.
      Chelsea paid through the nose for Timo Werner
      But he has failed to provide value for money so far with just 13 goals in 59 matches for the West Londoners.
      His game time looked like it would be limited this season with Romelu Lukaku hitting the ground running after his £97.5m switch from Inter Milan.
      The Belgian has four in seven and has already cemented himself as No 1 striker, but Werner could now form a surprise two-man attack with him after starting alongside Lukaku in Saturday’s defeat to Manchester City.

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      Watch Erling Haaland channel Zlatan Ibrahimovic with incredible karate kick finish in Dortmund’s win over Union Berlin

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      BORUSSIA DORTMUND star Erling Haaland channelled his inner Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score a stunning goal against Union Berlin.The Norwegian, 21, produced a karate kick in mid air to lob goalkeeper Andreas Luthe and seal a 4-2 victory for his current employers.

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      Haaland lobbed the goalkeeper with an outrageous flickCredit: Getty
      Ibrahimovic has produced countless karate kick finishes during his careerCredit: USA TODAY Sports
      It was Haaland’s second goal of the game and many fans are comparing it to Ibrahimovic’s famous bicycle kick against England in November 2012.
      One tweeted: “Everything about Haaland reminds me of Zlatan. This is what a FIFA or Football Manager regen looks like in real life. Exceptional talent.”
      While another wrote: “If you combine Zlatan and Robert Lewandowski together, you get Haaland.”
      And one supporter tweeted: “I don’t know what to say anymore. This guy is a genius.”
      It’s fair to say Haaland has the same Scandinavian swagger as Ibrahimovic and is emulating his record in front of goal, too.
      The promising striker has 68 goals in just 67 games for Dortmund since he joined the German giants from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020.

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      And Ibrahimovic was nowhere near as prolific as Haaland at a similar age, scoring 48 goals in 110 games for Ajax during his early twenties.
      The Swedish striker didn’t notch more than 20 league goals in a season until the 2008-09 campaign at Inter Milan – when he was 27 years old.
      Ibrahimovic, of course, has gone on to more than 500 club goals in his career and continues to be prolific as he approaches his 40th birthday.
      Whether Haaland can emulate the AC Milan striker’s longevity and surpass his goal tally remains to be seen – but his potential cannot be denied.
      The youngster’s double against Union Berlin has lifted Dortmund up to third in the Bundesliga, one point behind champions Bayern Munich.
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      Ibrahimovic certainly rates his young contemporary, reportedly telling the press in August: “Haaland will be the next star of world football.
      “I like his style, I like the way he plays and above all the way he talks. He’s got a great personality.
      “He talks and backs it up on the pitch. That’s how a footballer should be. I really like it.”
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      Chelsea in four-way Kingsley Coman transfer battle along with Liverpool as Bayern Munich winger is tipped to quit club

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      EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS Chelsea are interested in signing Bayern Munich star Kingsley Coman, according to reports.It’s believed the French winger, 25, will quit the Bavarian club next summer as he has fewer than two years remaining on his existing contract.
      Chelsea and Liverpool are reportedly keen on signing Kingsley ComanCredit: Getty
      According to The Mirror, Chelsea and Liverpool are on ‘red alert’ after an ex-Bayern sporting director casted doubts over Coman’s future.
      Christian Nerlinger recently told BILD TV: “I don’t think he will stay in Munich. Bayern have a recent tendency to lose players for free.
      “But you can’t do that in the long run, you have to sell players from time to time if the offer is right.
      “Coman is an excellent player, but given the situation, I think Bayern will consider selling him.”
      And, according to Spanish outlet Fichajes.Net, Tottenham and former club Juventus are also keen on adding Coman to their respective attacks.
      Chelsea were linked with Coman throughout the recent transfer window but were reportedly put off by Bayern’s £86million price tag.

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      But if the player’s contract isn’t renewed, his valuation will drop and the Bundesliga outfit may be forced into a sale to avoid losing him on a free.
      Coman, a 34-cap France international, is one of Europe’s brightest talents after spells with Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.
      The winger has already won TEN league titles during his career and scored the winning goal in the 2020 Champions League final against PSG.

      Coman underwent minor heart surgery on Thursday but is expected to return to action within the next two weeks.
      Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann told the press: “His heartbeat rhythm had a slight disturbance with a minor added beat.
      “At times he had a slight shortage of breath. That’s why we opted for long-term ECG monitoring and went ahead with this procedure.”
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      Man Utd ‘still planning Erling Haaland transfer next summer to partner Dortmund striker with Cristiano Ronaldo’

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      OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER still reportedly wants to bring fellow Norwegian Erling Haaland to Manchester United.The Red Devils are planning a swoop for the 21-year-old sensation next summer, according to the Express.
      Haaland celebrates after netting in the Champions League win against BesiktasCredit: Getty
      Ronaldo also bagged in the Champions League last weekCredit: Getty
      Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Old Trafford won’t deter United chiefs from plotting a move for Haaland, despite the pair playing in the same position.
      But the Red Devils will face plenty of competition for his signature, with his £64million release clause now reportedly active.
      United are convinced a strike partnership of Ronaldo and Haaland would work, with CR7 revealing his admiration for the Borussia Dortmund frontman earlier this year.
      The 36-year-old said: “It is hard to choose just one player to say this one will be the best.
      “But I think it is exciting to see this new generation of young players, like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, who are coming through.”
      Unsurprisingly Haaland has started the season with a bang in Germany.

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      He’s scored NINE goals in just seven games for Borussia Dortmund so far this campaign.
      And with CR7 bagging three goals in two games since his emotional return to Old Trafford, the pair could form a deadly partnership at the club.
      Solskjaer is eager to work with Haaland again after the two Norwegians spent time together at Molde, but cross city rivals Manchester City are also keen to vill their void up front with Haaland.
      Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich AND PSG are also reportedly lining up moves for the striker.
      Haaland joined Dortmund in January 2020 after a prolific spell at Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg, scoring 29 goals in 27 games.
      Since then he has gone on to score 66 times in 66 games for the Bundesliga side, also contributing 17 assists.

      His sensational scoring record has also translated to his budding international career.
      In 15 games for Norway Haaland has netted 12 times already.
      And United are said to be desperate to bring Haaland to the Premier League next summer to form a lethal partnership with Old Trafford favourite Ronaldo up front.
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      Erling Haaland says seven strikers are better than him including England’s Harry Kane and Chelsea star Timo Werner

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      ERLING HAALAND named the seven strikers he thinks are better than him – but would back himself in a crunch tie.The Borussia Dortmund star, 20, has burst on to the scene with a series of stunning displays over recent years.
      Erling Haaland could only think of seven strikers in world football better than him right now
      Scoring goals for fun, Haaland made his transfer to the German giants in the winter transfer window of 2020.
      And in an interview with VG, the Norwegian sensation could only think of seven centre-forwards in world football currently better than him – and it is some list.
      The seven is made up of five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski from rivals Bayern Munich.
      All of the remaining five strikers all ply their trade in the Premier League including Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as well as Tottenham hero Harry Kane.
      Barcelona’s Sergio Aguero, Roberto Firmino of Liverpool and Chelsea new boy Timo Werner – who arrived from RB Leipzig in the summer – complete the elite group.
      But despite the hundreds of goals between the seven, Haaland emphasised he had the self-confidence to choose himself to lead the line in a huge match.
      There are, however, a few of the biggest No9 names left out.
      Haaland omitted the likes of Luis Suarez, Karim Benzema and Romelu Lukaku.
      Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was one of five Premier League strikers to get on the listCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Haaland rates Harry Kane among the very best No9s in world footballCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      There was no space for Kylian Mbappe despite the Frenchman’s heroics for club and country alreadyCredit: AFP or licensors

      But the biggest surprise sees no Kylian Mbappe, arguably the most valuable player in the world, on the Norwegian’s list.
      The pair, both transfer targets for Real Madrid, may not see eye to eye after Mbappe, Neymar and their Paris Saint-Germain team-mates mocked the Dortmund star’s celebration following their comeback win in the Champions League last season.
      Haaland was also a target for compatriot Ole Gunnar Solskjaer before his Dortmund switch – but revealed the “good vibes” he got from the Bundesliga side convinced him to join Die Schwarzgelben.
      He said: “There were of course a couple of clubs involved, but at the same time I did not know too much about this.
      “But it was I who first mentioned Dortmund to my father (Alf Inge Haaland).
      “We were sitting at home in Salzburg and watching a game Dortmund played, and I said to him, ‘Oi, look at that wall behind the goal. There had been something to play there.’
      “I think he was half asleep on the sofa, but suddenly it became a reality. When I talked to them, I got a good vibe. I felt a little sold after that.
      “What I liked so much about them was how direct they were. They said exactly how it was right for me. I liked that.” More