The director of Erling Haaland’s former club, Red Bull Salzburg, said they were convinced they had to point to the striker superstar from the start.
Christoph Freund discovered his skill and helped Haaland to Austria from Molde for about 7 million pounds in the summer of 2018, and the 20-year-old temporarily paid his new employers after making his debut in January of the following year.
Haaland scored 29 goals in 27 games in his time at the club, helping Salzburg qualify for the Champions League organizational stages for just one moment in the club’s history.
Erling Haaland illuminated the stages of the Champions League last season for Red Bull Salzburg
The Norwegian star began flying when he scored 3 goals in two matches against Napoli and scored the third in Salzburg when they threatened a sensational comeback against Liverpool at Anfield before losing 4–3.
Haaland’s sensational form had now caught the attention of Borussia Dortmund, who saw rival interest from other big clubs, adding to Manchester United, buy the son of Manchester City midfielder Alf-Inge Haaland for 20 million euros (18 million pounds) in January this year. . He continued to excel.
“It’s a very long procedure to get Erling,” Freund revealed to Goal and Spox.
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