'We will find another new talent' - Borussia Dortmund admit Manchester City bid for Erling Haaland would be unmatchable

Borussia Dortmund’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke says the club has not received any offer for Erling Haaland but admits a bid from Manchester City would be unmatchable. City are reportedly the frontrunners to sign Haaland, whose Dortmund contract expires in 2024, and he could be made the highest paid player in the Premier League should he move to the Etihad Stadium. Ad/> Watzke has denied reports that City have made a bid for the 21-year-old, but he accepts the Bundesliga club would have to let him go at a certain price.

TransfersBarca weigh up forward options, and don’t rule out Enrique to Man Utd — Paper RoundYESTERDAY AT 22:21 «I've given up judging media rumours. Otherwise, my day would have to have 36 hours,» Watzke told Sport Bild. «We don't currently know anything specific from the player side, nor has anyone approached us.

»However, we cannot keep up financially if Manchester City comes in [for Haaland]." /> Watzke says Dortmund will find a long-term replacement who they will turn into a star should Haaland decide to leave the club who sit second in the Bundesliga table; six points behind Bayern Munich. He said: «We've seen it a few times: we lost [Robert] Lewandowski to Bayern in 2014 and [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang to Arsenal in 2018. »We've always created a new star.