A Former Real Madrid Player, Close to Florentino, Predicts Erling Haaland's Signing

The incorporation of Kylian Mbappé has been one of the most anticipated moves by Madrid fans for seven years. During all those summers of practically endless "cases," the white fans believed in the possibility of his arrival. But until the summer of 2024, they received constant disappointments, especially because the Bondy striker decided to continue wearing the PSG jersey just over two years ago.

That renewal in the spring of 2022 was very close to completely changing Real Madrid's roadmap regarding the generational replacement for the white forward line. In the absence of the then '7' rouge et bleu, many pointed to the arrival of Erling Haaland as the future replacement for Karim Benzema. But the executives led by Florentino Pérez, especially the white president himself, gave the benefit of the doubt to the Parisian striker.

He has finally arrived in Santiago Bernabéu locker room and, with matches like those played against Manchester City, he is beginning to slowly prove right those who always bet on his signing. Be that as it may, there are multiple aspects that could accommodate the arrival of Erling Haaland, making the French striker and the Norwegian forward share space in the Madrid locker room.

One of those elements is the possible departure of Vinícius toward Saudi Arabia. The multimillion-dollar offers that the verdeamarelo footballer has received from teams like Al-Hilal cast doubt on his role in the short-term future of the current sports project. Real Madrid would look toward the elite European soccer transfer market to replace him.

The Story Repeats Itself

But not only would the departure of the '7' verdeamarelo influence the fate of Erling Haaland. Joaquín Maroto has shared, on social media, a curious prediction about the current '9' of Manchester City that establishes a striking comparison with Kylian Mbappé.

"Haaland's trajectory is starting to remind me of Mbappé's. And surely his destiny, too", writes the deputy director of the newspaper As. The curious verdict of the former communications director of Real Madrid, always very close to the club even as a journalist, puts into question what could happen with the Scandinavian cityzen striker.

Just like Kylian Mbappé did in the spring of 2022, Erling Haaland has renewed with Manchester City. The new contract of the sky blue striker now ends in summer of 2034, but the executives led by Florentino Pérez could attempt his incorporation starting in the summer of 2029. The payment of a supposed release clause, exclusive to the Madrid entity, would mean the team change of the former Borussia Dortmund player.

Joaquín Maroto establishes that association taking into account the similarities between Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland in their steps prior to a Real Madrid arrival. But it remains to be seen if the white bosses are truly interested in signing the Norwegian '9'... especially if no high-caliber departure occurs from the current roster of forwards.