Man Utd legend says club should have spent £150m to sign Premier League star

Manchester United should person spent £150m to motion Premier League superstar Erling Haaland earlier helium joined Manchester City, according to an Old Trafford legend.

Haaland boasted bonzer numbers earlier his determination to England successful 2022, having scored 86 goals successful 89 games for his erstwhile nine Borussia Dortmund.

The 24-year-old’s emergence arsenic 1 of the top goalscorers of each clip has continued implicit the past 2 years, with Haaland bagging implicit 50 goals successful his archetypal play astatine Man City and different 38 past term.

Haaland could beryllium acceptable to eclipse adjacent his ain singular numbers during the 2024-25 campaign, having scored 9 goals – and two hat-tricks – successful conscionable 5 games this season.

Manchester City signed Haaland aft activating his £51.2m Borussia Dortmund merchandise clause, beating locals rivals Manchester United to a deal.

The Red Devils were heavy linked with a determination for Haaland during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reign, with the Norwegian confirming past twelvemonth that helium instructed United to bring his compatriot to Old Trafford connected much than 1 occasion.

Manchester United failed to travel Solskjaer’s advice, however, allowing Man City to motion the generational talent, who has already won 2 Premier League titles, 2 Golden Boot awards and the Champions League astatine the Etihad Stadium.

Old Trafford fable Dwight Yorke has criticised United for ‘not doing enough’ to motion Haaland and says they should person paid £150m if indispensable to unafraid his services.

‘The feline is phenomenal, honestly,’ Yorke, who lifted 3 successive league titles astatine Manchester United and was portion of the 1999 Champions League-winning team, said connected beIN SPORTS.

‘In those 3 years erstwhile Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] was hovering astir and looking to get him, I would person paid £150m for him astatine the time.

‘I would person paid implicit the likelihood and spent £150m to get him.

‘If I was United and were superior astir taking the nine guardant – particularly erstwhile United could person had a small borderline due to the fact that of Ole – that was the infinitesimal if they had a glimmer of anticipation to wage £150m to get the kid.

‘I don’t deliberation United did capable to bash that. In my sentiment they could person tried more. But it’s a spot precocious now!’

Speaking past year, Solskjaer confirmed helium told Manchester United to motion Haaland erstwhile helium was his manager astatine Norwegian broadside Molde.

‘Erling was with maine astatine Molde for 2 seasons, much oregon less,’ the chap United large said.

‘The summertime earlier I came, I rang the nine and said: “You person to motion this boy, helium is going to beryllium perfectly apical class.” That was successful June oregon July and they said they didn’t person capable reports.

‘By the clip I came successful arsenic caretaker, we [Molde] had sold him to Salzburg. I archer the nine consecutive away: “Buy him.” He had a merchandise clause. No-one other past would person paid that money.

‘It was 20m euros and it would person been a bargain. It was the club’s determination to not spell for him then.

‘We didn’t spell for him until helium started scoring for Salzburg but past Dortmund, Juventus, everyone was there.’

Haaland scored doubly to assistance Manchester City retrieve from conceding aft conscionable 23 seconds and beat Brentford 2-1 astatine the weekend.

Pep Guardiola’s broadside are the lone squad to boast a cleanable grounds successful the Premier League aft 4 games, having besides beaten Chelsea, Ipswich Town and West Ham successful an awesome commencement to the 2024-25 season.

City statesman their Champions League run connected Wednesday nighttime against Inter Milan earlier facing Premier League rubric rivals Arsenal adjacent weekend.

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