Erling Haaland’s Father Dashes Manchester United’s Hope As He Addresses Dortmund Exit Rumors

Erling Haaland’s father Alf Inge has dashed Manchester United’s hope of signing the talented forward as he said his son has no intention of leaving Borussia Dortmund any time soon.

"When you play well, it’s only logical that big clubs knock on the door. But we’re talking about speculation here. At the moment it is not in Erling’s or in my head that another club will be vying for him," Inge, who was part of clubs such as Manchester City and Leeds United during his playing days, told German publication Sport 1.

The 20-year-old Norwegian forward, who was heavily linked with Manchester United, joined Dortmund in the January transfer window earlier this year. Even though he is currently contracted with Dortmund until 2024, but he has a special clause in his contract that will allow him to part ways in 2022.

Any club that will be able to match Haaland’s release clause of $82 million can sign him in the summer of 2022. However, Haaland’s father, Inge, has insisted a move away is just not on his radar.

"We signed a long contract with Dortmund and BVB have a fantastic team for Erling right now. We don’t want to look any further yet. You never know what will happen. We haven’t talked about such a step yet. I think he would like to win some trophies with Dortmund. That is his goal. Erling can still achieve a lot in Germany and make great progress. Abroad is not a priority for us," added Inge in the Sport 1 interview.

Although Inge believes both Manchester United and Dortmund are great clubs with tons of history, he is wary of comparing the two.

"He is happy to be in Dortmund and to play for this club. There are so many nice people there, and it really is a fantastic club. It’s hard to compare the different clubs. Manchester United have achieved great success in recent years. The club is also trying to build something new there. But to draw this comparison now is not so easy because he is already playing in Dortmund," said Inge.

Haaland’s father went on to add that Man Utd and Dortmund are two very traditional clubs with a large fan base and a glorious history.

"Man United is a very proud club, just like Dortmund in Germany. And Dortmund want to beat FC Bayern soon, that’s the clear goal. We have to catch up with the Munich team. Erling wants to cling to this goal," Inge further added in the Sport 1 interview.

It was previously reported that Man Utd will have to rival Liverpool FC in the race to sign Haaland ahead of the 2022-23 season.