'They were seeing a target man and I think they forgot to look at what else he could do. Liverpool could have got him.' LFC
Scout reveals ‘Liverpool could have got Haaland’ pre-Dortmund but club did not pursue dealJohn Vik – ex-Molde chief scout – has revealed that Liverpool “could have got” Erling Haaland prior to the forward’s move to Borussia Dortmund.
The forward has scored twelve goals in just eight appearances for Man City this term following his £51m move from Borussia Dortmund.He then moved onto Dortmund in 2020 asVik has revealed in an interview with The Athletic that Man Utd had a chance to sign Haaland while he was at Molde, who were then managed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“I remember one occasion when the team were out in Spain. I was with some of my colleagues from Premier League clubs and I remember saying, ‘I have to repeat myself, guys, don’t judge him as a target man, you have to look beyond that. He runs in between, he chases space, he’s fantastic in the box, he’s that kind of player’.
“Liverpool could have got him. Arsenal could have got him. Everyone was there to watch him but these clubs were seeing a No 9 who was tall and broad and, ‘Oh, he’s going to be a target man’. I couldn’t for the life of me see why they had narrowed him down that way.
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