London (dpa)
Pep Guardiola, coach of the English football team Manchester City, challenged Real Madrid to make an offer to include Erling Haaland if he really wanted him.
The British News Agency reported: any. Media: There were several reports spread in Spain last week indicating that Haaland does not like life very much in Manchester and that he wants to leave the club, and the reports indicated that Real Madrid is monitoring the position of the Norwegian striker.
Manchester City's suspicions are that these are attempts by the media linked to Real Madrid to make the 23-year-old player unstable and push him to move to Real Madrid.
However, Guardiola, who has seen plenty of such activity before, is confident this will not work and noted that any club interested in the player would have to express their interest.
Guardiola said: “For one report, by one journalist, one Twitter account, or one Instagram account, do you think this will change anything, and that the player’s departure will happen? “This will not happen.”
He added: “This will only happen when Haaland decides whether to extend his contract or not, when the club decides whether to extend his contract or not, or when we have potential offers for the player.”
He added: “If any club wants to include Haaland, it is easy. He contacts Manchester City and asks, This is what we do when we want to sign any player. The matter is not that complicated, and if the matter were in Guardiola’s hands, his response would be decisive by rejecting any inquiry regarding Haaland’s departure.” ».
Haaland scored 52 goals in his first season with Manchester City and scored 19 goals this season, before he was absent due to a foot injury he suffered early last December.
Guardiola said: “What do you think? We do not want Haaland to stay here for ten years. We want him to stay for a very long time in this club, for a long time. We love him, and we want him.”
However, Guardiola stressed that he does not know what the future holds, and he said: “I have no information. He joined us last season and his impact was amazing. At the beginning of this season, the numbers were also very good and he was injured for two months.”
He added: “What will happen in the future? Frankly, I don't know. We are happy with his presence, and we hope that he is happy with us. This is what we know, and the rest I don't know.
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