Football Transfer News: Chelsea are preparing an offer of up to £150m for Erling Haaland

Football Transfer News: Chelsea are preparing an offer of up to £150m for Erling Haaland

According to some news sources from England, Chelsea are contemplating a bid of up to 150 million pounds (175 million euros) for Erling Haaland. 

Erling Haaland is interested by Chelsea

Chelsea are interested in buying Erling Haaland

Chelsea still needs to reinforce their attack despite investing roughly £120 million on Timo Werner and Kai Havertz last summer. The German duo, as well as Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud, fell short of their goal-scoring targets. Some great strikers have been on Chelsea's radar including Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland.

Next year, Haaland’s €75m release clause will be valid. However, Chelsea, with an attractive financial background, wanted to take the initiative in the race of buying this talented young player. Reports also revealed that the Champions League winners would prefer an agreement of around £135 million, although they would be prepared to splash up to £150 million. Chelsea have also been rumored to have lengthy negotiations with Erling Haaland agent Mino Raiola. The 22-year-old has basically agreed to his terms with the Blues. The success of the transaction hinges on Chelsea's ability to persuade Dortmund to sell their most brilliant player. 

Haaland is only 20 years old so that having him on the team will be extremely useful for Chelsea’s squad in both the present and the long-term future. Dortmund are aware of their striker's appeal on the current transfer market so that they are anticipating a club-record offer. If the coach Thomas Tuchel’s club can spend up to £150m on this transaction, their success possibility is very huge. The Blues are one of the rare clubs which have plenty of money and not be impacted much by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Erling Haaland is one of the best young footballers

Facts you should know about Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland Profile

Erling Braut Haaland was born in Leeds, England on the 21st of July, 2000. He is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Norway national team. 

Erling Haaland’s playing style

Haaland is recognized as a prolific goalscorer for his pace, athleticism, and strength in the field. He is nicknamed “the Terminator” by his supporters. He can play with high levels of confidence, utilizing precise off-the-ball movement and work ethic. At the age of 20, he has been considered one of the best strikers in the football world, as well as one of the best young players in the world. 

Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland Career

Haaland began his career at his hometown club, Bryne, in 2016. He played for Molde from 2017 to 2018 before moving to the Austrian side’s Red Bull Salzburg FC in January 2019. Here, he won 2 Austrian Bundesliga titles and 1 Austrian Cup. In December 2019, he signed for Borussia Dortmund with a fee reported of €20 million. Haaland scored 41 goals in all competitions this season, including 27 in the Bundesliga, earning him the fan-voted Bundesliga Player of the Season award. With ten goals, he was also the Champions League's leading scorer.

Here are some individual awards that Haaland gained in recent years:

• Eliteserien Breakthrough of the Year: 2018
• Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2019
• FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot: 2019
• UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2019
• Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2020–21
• Bundesliga Player of the Month: January 2020, November 2020, April 2021
• Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: January 2020, February 2020
• Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2020–21
• ESM Team of the Year: 2019–20
• Golden Boy: 2020
• FIFA FIFPro World11: 2020 (the 4th forward)
• Gullballen: 2020
• Kniksen's honor award: 2020
• UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2020–21
• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2020–21

Thanks to his impressive performances, Haaland has been noticed by many famous clubs such as Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Chelsea. Erling Haaland news on the transfer market has never been ignored. 

Reference Sources

• Betimate.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland