Mino Raiola has ruled Serie A clubs out of the race to sign Erling Haaland, but the Norway striker hasn’t been as prolific as Dusan Vlahovic in 2021, so who can afford the Fiorentina star?
In his latest interview with Sport 1, Raiola said that only four top European clubs could sign his client Haaland and mentioned Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City as possible destinations for the 21-year-old.
Haaland is the third most prolific striker in Europe’s top 5 leagues in 2021, with 28 goals in just as many appearances.
Only Robert Lewandowski and Dusan Vlahovic have scored more goals than him this year.
The Fiorentina star is arguably the most surprising player in Europe in 2021, with 30 goals in 40 appearances, one every 117 minutes.
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Haaland has a better goal-per-minute ratio with one goal every 86 minutes and both strikers are expected to leave their clubs in the summer.
Borussia Dortmund haven’t officially confirmed that their striker has a release clause included in his contract, but according to reports in Germany, Haaland’s clause is in the region of €75-90m.
On the other hand, Fiorentina have slapped an €80m price tag on their striker, a fee that Arsenal would be ready to pay in January.
However, Football Italia can confirm that Vlahovic doesn’t want to move to the Emirates Stadium and is waiting for offers from other clubs.
Juventus and Inter are the Serie A clubs interested in securing his services, but both clubs can only sign the player on loan with an option or obligation to buy, given their financial struggles due to the COVID pandemic.
Vlahovic’s contract expires in June 2023 and Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso has explained that the 21-year-old won’t sign a new deal at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
However, in his last interview with Radio 24 last week, Commisso said that Vlahovic is not a ‘closed chapter’, adding that clubs interested in signing him must talk to Fiorentina and not his agents.
Tottenham and Manchester City are possible destinations for the Serbia international, and so are Borussia Dortmund, but just in case, they sell Haaland in the summer.
No Serie A clubs can afford to sign the Norway striker at the end of the season, but if Vlahovic keeps scoring at this rate, his stay in Italy would also be unlikely.
Vlahovic is good but every time people say how much he’s scored, I always subtract the penalties from the tally because even a defender can score the penalties, if you’re paying 80 mil for a striker you expect him to be scoring from open play. And the number he’s scored from open play this season in Seria A so far is 8. Which is good. But it is 80 million good? I mean, yes he’s playing for Fiorentina, and maybe with a better team behind him he’d be banging in double that amount, who knows. I like him and wish we (Milan) could get him, though of course we can’t. But I also think he’s overvalued.
Some valid points Michael. I think the big draw is his age. To score that much in Italy at that age is very impressive. The league itself may not be at the top, but most teams – save for Atalanta, Sassuolo and maybe Lazio – focus on defensive tactics. Imagine what he could do in the Premier League in a more open style of play, with 12-15 years ahead of him.
I tend to agree with you Michael. The moment a player breaks through with insane rate, clubs start to project the growth into future. Only rarely players go on to have large improvements in back to back years. This is close to what happened to Milinkovic Savic market value. Savic on his second year of play at Lazio was valued at 100+mil. Now, two years after that, he is around 75mil even though he is still only 26 and just as good or even slightly better. That extra 25+ mil difference was just there for pricing in a back to back breakthrough years that never happened. They are assuming Vlahovic improves next year as much as he did in the past year, it is a gamble.
Barca haven’t a hope in hell of getting Haaland now. Nor has any Serie A side. Bayern would struggle too. The epl or PSG seems the only logical destination. Vlahovic will be cheaper because there’s less hype and his contract is up in 18 months. Only 1 or 2 Serie A side could get him, but they’ll be priced out of it if the oil league comes calling.
The value assigned factors in future impact on results. It is a valuation that is statistic-driven. This guy will score 20+ goals annually for the next 10 years in any league in Europe, as well as more in the Champions League. Getting 250-300 goals over 10 years for 80 Million is a bargain when you look at the big picture.
Whoever signs Dusan will get the next real striker. He is fantastic and seems very dedicated to improve. With this mentality, he can reach Ibra/CR status!
I can only hope the rumours that his agents have already reached an agreement with juBentus are not true!
Would rather see him leave Serie A than Fiorentina offer another player to Piemonte Calcio rivals.