Manchester United reportedly pulled out of a $24 million deal for one of Europe's hottest young strikers because it didn't want to give his father and agent a cut in his future sale
- Manchester United missed out on the signing of Erling Braut Haaland because of monetary demands made by his father and agent, according to The Guardian.
- The 19-year-old joined Borussia Dortmund for $24 million on Sunday after scoring 28 goals this season already for Austrian side RB Salzburg.
- United had been in talks to sign the teen, however, cooled its interest after Alf-Inge Haaland Mino Raiola asked for a significant share of any future sale- a stipulation United was not willing to meet.
- Haaland told Dortmund's website: that he is "so excited" to have joined the Bundesliga side, and "can't wait to get started and play in front of over 80,000 fans."
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Manchester United reportedly missed out on signing one of Europe's hottest young strikers because it didn't want to give his father, or his agent, a cut of any future sale.
Erling Braut Haaland, 19, joined Borussia Dortmund for $24 million on Sunday after scoring 28 goals this season already for Austrian side RB Salzburg.
United had been in talks to bring him to Old Trafford but, according to The Guardian, cooled its interest due to the demands of his father, Alf-Inge Haaland, and agent, Mino Raiola.
The Guardian reports that, as part of the transfer, both parties asked for a share of any future sale of Haaland - a stipulation United was not willing to meet.
United has dealt with Raiola in the past during the acquisitions of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Juventus and Dortmund respectively.
Raiola profited handsomely from both deals, according to The Independent, and The Guardian says Haaland's transfer to Dortmund will see the Italian agent net a further $11 million.
After completing his move to Dortmund, Haaland told the club's official website: "I knew I wanted to move here. I can't wait to get started and play in front of over 80,000 fans in the incredible Dortmund atmosphere. I'm so excited."
As many as 20 clubs from across Europe were beaten by Dortmund to Haaland's signature, and the club's CEO, Hans-Joachim Watzke, says he is delighted with the coup.
''Despite receiving numerous offers from some of the biggest clubs in Europe, Erling Haaland has decided that the best option for his career is to come and join our project here at BVB," he said. "Our persistence has paid off.''
Haaland will join up with his new teammates on January 3 before departing for Spain for a winter training camp the following day, says the club's website.
Neither Manchester United nor Mino Raiola immediately responded to Business Insider's request for comment.
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