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Borussia Dortmund want to DOUBLE Erling Haaland’s salary in order to ward off Man Utd, Chelsea and Man City next summer
BORUSSIA DORTMUND are prepared to offer Erling Haaland a huge wage hike in an attempt to persuade him to stay at the club.
The striker, 21, is subject to transfer interest from some of Europe's top clubs, including teams in the Premier League.
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And to avoid losing their star man Dortmund are set to offer him a new contract worth £250,000 week, .
That represents a massive increase on his current salary of £115,000 a week.
But given Manchester United are willing to offer the Norwegian big wages, Dortmund may struggle to hold onto him.
Haaland also has a release clause of £64million, which was activated after the summer transfer window drew to a close.
Chelsea were another interested party and but Dortmund rejected their advances in the summer.
Reports then suggested the German outfit would need to sell Haaland next summer to raise funds to pay back shareholders.
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But CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke rejected that claim, suggesting the club's management would decide whether or not to sell Haaland.
Watzke believes Haaland's agent, Mino Raiola, will make a decision that suits his client's needs.
And given Raiola will reportedly demand a fee of £34m in any possible move, that could deter interest in the forward.
Manchester City are also said to be interested in Haaland and former player Shaun Goater told SunSport that he would do what he can to lure him to the Etihad, including nagging his former team-mate - and father of Erling - Alfe-Inge Haaland.
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