Manchester City ahead of Real Madrid in race for Erling Haaland, willing to offer release clause - Paper Round

City leading Haaland chase Erling Haaland looks likeliest to join Manchester City, though Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain remain options. Real do not want to pay Mino Raiola’s demands of 30 million euros a year after tax, whereas Manchester City are able to meet the request, and will make him their main striker. As well as that, Marca reports that City are willing to put in a transfer release clause which would allow him to move to Spain in future.

Ad/> /> TransfersMan Utd propose Kane-Martial swap deal — Paper RoundYESTERDAY AT 05:08 Paper Round’s view: Real’s challenge is not just monetary, although the release clause of 75 million euros plus perhaps 50 million euros gross wages on the 21-year-old Norwegian striker would be tough to afford. The bigger question is perhaps how they can persuade Haaland, who is hardly short on confidence, to share the stage with Kylian Mbappe his most talented peer. Read the full story United target Kohn Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has reportedly identified Philipp Kohn as a potential rival to David de Gea for next season.

The 23-year-old RB Salzburg goalkeeper was bought by Rangnick for the Austrian club back in 2017, and he believes the German is a better alternative to Dean Henderson, Tom Heaton and Lee Grant as a rival to the Spaniard, reports the Mail. /> Paper Round’s view: It would be a huge surprise if Henderson was to stay at the club given the risks to his place in the England international squad. One would assume that he would leave on loan, if not permanently, this summer, and Heaton was signed as a third ‘keeper.