Bayern Munich confirm interest in Haaland

 

Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has revealed the club are monitoring Borussia Dortmund sensation Erling Haaland.

 

Haaland has emerged as one of the most sought after strikers in Europe after exploding onto the scene with Salzburg and now Dortmund.

 

Chelsea were put off by Dortmund's £170m valuation of Haaland this summer and have instead moved for former striker Romelu Lukaku.

 

Potential suitors for Haaland know he has a £68m release clause in his contract for next summer and Salihamidzic has revealed Bayern are watching the 21-year-old.

 

"He's a top player, and I hear a great boy too," Sky Sports quote him as saying on German TV channel Sport 1.

 

"You look there, but he's a Dortmund player. Sixty goals in 60 games. You have to look, otherwise we would be full amateurs."

 

 

Manchester United are leading the charge for Haaland next summer and Bayern would reportedly struggle to match the financial package the Red Devils can put forward.

 

Dortmund started the new season with victory in the DFB-Pokal on Saturday, with Haaland scoring a hat-trick in under an hour played.