Only 10 clubs can afford Haaland, 4 are Premier League clubs – Raiola

By Saheed Afolabi

Powerful Football agent, Mino Raiola, has said his client, Erling Haaland, can be afforded by just only 10 clubs out of which four are in the Premier League when he leaves Borussia Dortmund.

The Norwegian international has been in sensational form after moving to Borussia Dortmund by finding the back of the net 43 times which makes him a star for the next decade.

Only two players have scored more than Haaland in the top five European League – Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 56 goals for Bayern Munich and Cristiano Ronaldo, who managed 50 goals since January 2020.

However, Haaland is more impressive than both Lewandowski and Ronaldo for his minutes per goal.

Rumors have it that Borussia Dortmund is willing to let Haaland leave at the end of the 2021/2022 season from a few of €75million.

In a recent interview with BBC Sport, Mino Raiola explained why only 10 clubs could afford Haaland.

“It is obvious that everybody is looking at Haaland as one of those potential new future stars because it’s so difficult to do what he does at his age at his level,” Raiola said.

“He will be one of the future stars of the next decade because we see that stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are coming to an age where everyone asks themselves: ‘How long can we still enjoy them?’ So everyone is looking for the new generation.

“Only a maximum of 10 clubs can afford to buy Haaland and give the platform you would like after you’ve been in Dortmund… and four of those clubs are in England.

“I don’t think there’s a sports director or trainer in the world who would say he is not interested. It’s like saying ‘Is there a Formula 1 team who would not be interested in having Lewis Hamilton?’”

Raiola made it clear that he does not expect the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on extraordinary talents such as Haaland and Paul Pogba, another of his clients.