“I always say that one of my priorities as an agent is to offer the player what I call ‘the key to the door.’ When the player goes to a club, I do everything I can to create the conditions for him to hold the key to the door,” says Rafaela Pimenta, advisor to city superstar Erling Haaland (22), in “As “- Interview.
That probably means: The dangerous Norwegian could really leave the “Skyblues” before his contract expires in 2027! Most recently, a 200 million release clause from the summer of 2024 was repeatedly reported.
Probably much to the delight of Europe’s top clubs. They are hot for Haaland – especially Real Madrid, which is said to have had the ex-BVB star in their sights in the summer before he moved to Manchester.
However, a Haaland change in the near future seems unthinkable. But: “I have done all the contracts for this agency over the past 25 years. All. There wasn’t a single time that a player said, ‘I want to go’ and he couldn’t do it,” admits Pimenta. After the death of her long-term business partner Mino Raiola († 54), the Brazilians took over all business responsibilities.
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The Madrilenians must therefore first convince the player himself of a change. It is unclear how Real and Manchester City will look sporty at this point. It is conceivable that Haaland will have won the Champions League and/or Ballon d’Or with the Cityzens by then. In that case, a new challenge in the Spanish league could tempt the Norwegian international. However, he could also decide against a move and stay in England because of this…
The project – sporty and economical
Real Madrid will not only have to convince Haaland with words. The Norwegian’s family, especially his father, would take a close look at the big picture, i.e. the sporting project of a club, with every change.
Of course, salary also plays a role. Real could only compete with City financially if it offered Haaland a higher share of its image rights. In Madrid, the professionals collect at least half of this image rights coal. In the case of Haaland, that could be a lot of money.
“For me, Haaland is worth 1,000 million euros. Maybe nobody will pay that, but it’s the potential he has when he arrives at a club. In addition, there are fans, goals, sporting results, professionalism, digital content, awareness, sponsors…” Pimenta clarifies.
Barcelona lurks
Above all, Real must be wary of league rival FC Barcelona, which has also kept an eye on Haaland. Mino Raiola is said to have had at least a much closer relationship with Barça than with Real during his lifetime. And Pimenta also says: “I always say that Laporta (Barça President, ed.) Can’t ask me for anything in football. It’s not fair because he knows I’m going to say ‘yes’.”
When asked if she knew Real boss Florentino Pérez (75), the player’s agent explains that she was introduced to him but “was not able to deepen the relationship”.
So it remains exciting which club at Haaland – who have already scored 31 goals in 27 competitive games for Manchester City this season alone – will eventually be awarded the contract.
