The message is clear. While Erling Haaland would be the priority of PSG in the event of the departure of Kylian Mbappé, Borussia Dortmund closed the door, this Sunday, to a departure of the Norwegian striker. It doesn’t matter how much money is offered.
Erling Haaland is not for sale. This is the message launched by the German club, which has no intention of selling its player by the end of the transfer window, set Tuesday evening at midnight. And their position will not change, even if an important offer were to be made for their striker. “We are a football club, not a bank! Our position is very clear and has not changed, ”said Michael Zorc in the German press.
This exit of the Borussia sporting director should considerably cool the enthusiasm of clubs eager to secure the services of the 21-year-old. And in particular from Paris, which sees in Haaland the ideal replacement for Kylian Mbappé. The capital club, which would be ready to reinvest the entire sum of the possible transfer of the French striker to Real, had made contacts with its agent Mino Raiola in recent hours to try to recruit him. But Parisian leaders now know what to expect.
And this inflexibility of Dortmund could have consequences on the future of Kylian Mbappé. Because if PSG does not manage to find a successor of the same caliber, which seems more than complicated just two days before the end of the transfer window, it should oppose a departure from Real Madrid, despite the 2e Spanish club’s offer of 170 million euros, plus 10 million euros in bonuses. But this transfer window has already reserved many twists and turns and could still offer an unexpected outcome.