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Erling Haaland Rejects RB Leipzig Move Amid Juventus, Man Utd & Dortmund Interest

​RB Salzburg striker Erling Haaland is believed to have turned down a move to their sister club RB Leipzig ahead of the January transfer window.

The Norway international travelled to Lower Saxony to visit the Bundesliga leaders just before Christmas, also visiting Borussia Dortmund after they showed an interest in making him their new striker when the transfer window reopens.

While moving to Leipzig would appear to be the logical move for Haaland, Bild reports that the 19-year-old has actually turned down the chance to stay in Red Bull's system by rejecting a move to Julian Nagelsmann's side.

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The news comes within a day or two after a report in Italy stated Haaland had reached a verbal agreement with Juventus over a move to Turin.

Four clubs across Europe have already made it clear that they will pay Haaland's €30m release clause when the transfer window opens, with Juventus, Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund joined by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United.

Out of all the clubs on offer, Haaland's decision to reject RB Leipzig is believed to actually come down to concerns over the amount of playing time he would get.

Timo Werner signed a new long-term contract at the Red Bull Arena earlier this season, while neither Yussuf Poulsen and Matheus Cunha would be moved on just to make room for Haaland.


Compare that to the other Bundesliga side who are interested in Haaland - Borussia Dortmund have Paco Alcácer as their only recognised centre-forward - and it's easy to see why the young striker has decided to reject Leipzig.


Even though Marcus Rashford has cemented his place as Manchester United's striker this season, Haaland would offer a lot more competition than Mason Greenwood and would still feature regularly at Old Trafford.

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Switching to United also comes with the added bonus of Haaland reunited with Solskjaer, who was in charge of the young striker at Molde.


As far as a move to Juventus is concerned, the Italian champions are looking for a new striker after the departure of Mario Mandžukić.


Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala predominantly play just off Juve's centre-forward, so Haaland would only have to compete with an ageing Gonzalo Higuaín in the hopes of becoming Maurizio Sarri's starting striker.

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Source : 90min