Haal or nothing moment
their efforts to beat City to the Borussia Dortmund forward’s signature.
They have told him he can be a key part of a major rebuild at the Bernabeu.
And Madrid know Haaland would favour a move to La Liga ahead of the Premier League.
City have felt they were in pole position in recent months to trigger a £67million get-out clause in Haaland’s Dortmund contract when it becomes active this summer.
They are also ready to make the 21-year-old the club’s highest earner, alongside £400,000-aweek Kevin De Bruyne.
Madrid’s obsession with Mbappe – and the fact that Haaland’s father Alfie used to play for City and is involved in negotiations – had given the Manchester club huge encouragement.
But PSG have convinced Mbappe they can become serious Champions League contenders – and now it seems Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is set to join him in Paris when his contract at Old Trafford expires in June.