Manchester City and Real Madrid have been involved in a lot of transfer rumours lately. Starting from the transfer of City’s midfielder Rodri to the Los Blancos winger Rodrygo, there have been growing speculations about these stars’ futures at their respective clubs.
Meanwhile, Vinicius Junior, who has emerged as one of the most important players for Real Madrid over the last few years, is facing an uncertain future. The Brazilian’s contract renewal has been stuck due to a multitude of reasons, including his dip in form and the rise of Kylian Mbappe.
As a result, the Spanish giants have already started identifying potential candidates as replacements for Vinicius if he ends up leaving. And it looks like that has brought them to the Etihad.
Recently, reports have emerged claiming that Real Madrid have set their sights on one of the most important players at Manchester City. According to Diario Sport (via Sports Mole), if a breakthrough cannot be reached in the contract situation of Vinicius, Los Blancos would look to sell the winger and bring in Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who has the backing of former Borussia Dortmund teammate Jude Bellingham.
Real Madrid interested in Manchester City superstar as Vinicius replacement
Haaland has been in phenomenal form in this campaign, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. The Norwegian is the best natural number nine in the world currently, and the statistics clearly back that up.
Haaland has scored 12 goals in just nine appearances in all competitions for Manchester City this season. He is currently the top scorer in the Premier League.
The 25-year-old superstar has a contract with Manchester City running till 2034, so the Citizens would be under no pressure to sell the player even if Real Madrid come knocking. There has also been no indication of the player wanting to leave the Etihad either.
So, despite all the rumours, it is highly unlikely that Haaland will depart for Spain. That said, in modern football, nothing is impossible. So it’s important for Manchester City to know what’s on Haaland’s mind in advance to avoid any unforeseen situations arising in the future.