Man Utd dealt a blow to Erling Haaland’s transfer as release clause and date confirmed

Erling Haaland will not be available in a discounted offer this summer, which is a blow to Manchester United and Manchester City.

The Borussia Dortmund forward has yet to spend 18 months at the Bundesliga club.

But already, it is linked to new pastures as a European elite circle.

The 20-year-old has scored 41 times in 42 games for the German side as he continues his rapid rise.

United were closely linked with Haaland before trading Red Bull Salzburg for Dortmund.

Their rivals City are also credited with the interest as they see the forward as a long-term successor to Sergio Aguero.

Rumors of a release clause in his contract had been circulating, but that won’t come into play until the end of next season.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano reports that his £ 65million release clause cannot be activated until June 2022, despite being a private deal.

This echoes the words of Dortmund general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke, who said last year: “No, there is no release clause in the summer of 2021 for Erling Haaland”

Club chief Michael Zorc has also addressed Haaland’s future in the past, insisting that he will be at the club for the long term.

“We are planning for the long term with Erling. [Rumours] don’t have to be treated at all, ”he said.

“I will see him with us for a long time.”

Haaland’s father Alfe-Inge has also already weighed in on his son’s future plans.

While acknowledging his son’s happiness at the Bundesliga club, he refused to rule out a change in the future.

“Now he’s happy at Dortmund, but Erling likes a challenge and in football you never know. We’ll see,” he said.