Liverpool could have fallen behind in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, according to a report from reputable German publication Bild.
The Reds are among a host of suitors who could be set to miss out as Chelsea’s pursuit of the 20-year-old has taken a major step forward. Bild claimed that Blues manager Thomas Tuchel, formerly the man in charge at Dortmund, has been given the ‘green light’ to sign the Norwegian powerhouse in the summer.
Haaland has a release clause in his contract which starts in 2022, but with his stock rising all the time, a host of clubs are keen to snap him up sooner rather than later, and Chelsea are willing to supersede the £68m clause.
With 17 goals from as many Bundesliga matches this term, it’s little wonder the former Red Bull Salzburg sensation has become arguably European football’s most sought-after commodity.
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Haaland at Anfield as a Liverpool player truly is the stuff of which dreams are made.
Outside of the Norwegian striker and Kylian Mbappe, there are few potential arrivals who would be seen as genuine game-changers, with the pair set to take the football world by storm for years to come.
Losing out to a Premier League rival would be a particularly nasty sting in the tail and, where possible, the Reds must throw their hat into the ring for Haaland.
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