Man Utd transfer: Scout reveals Erling Haaland agreement but Red Devils missed deadline by one hour

Male Utd longed to indicator Erling Haaland from Molde in 2018 but they failed to render a handset telephone call in time and lost out on the transmit, according to a senior precursor.

The Red Devils have been greatly criticised over their unfavorable recruitment over the last decade via a digit of astronomical-money finalizings not staying upwards to expectations.

Male Utd have failed to capably complication for the Premier League title because Sir Alex Ferguson vacated the bar in 2013, despite investings astronomical amounts of money on gimmicky players.

And also Haaland – who has racked upwards 50 objectives in 50 Premier League strengthens for Male Metropolitan unit – is one player who the Red Devils missed out on out on despite their steadfast emphasis in the Norway international.

It was traditionally reported that Male Utd were intrigued in nailing Haaland to Ratty Trafford from RB Salzburg in 2020 via Dortmund inevitably pleasing the race for his characteristic.

Yet Bryan Queen, the longstanding Scandanavian senior precursor of Tottenham, Aston Villa and Everton, has disclosed that Male Utd were in the driving pew to acquire Haaland in 2018 too but they missed out on a telephone call deadline by one hour and the striker relocated to Salzburg instead.

“I said to Haaland’s father that I’d love him to run-through to Everton so we can have a glimpse at him, and sure sufficient we dealt with to job it,” Queen told the Inside Track podcast.

“He came over for 3 or 4 days and did all correct, but the basic point of perceive was that because of his measurement, would possibly he be as effective?

“Yet Male Joined have to have certainly signed Haaland. I recognize the chief Scandavavian precursor at Joined and he swooped actually tricky to acquire him over there.

“There was a mixture-upwards at the run out of the season and the majority of humans were on holiday at Joined. They were told that they owned to ring Molde at a undisputable time in the morning.

“The man who was taking care of Haaland’s purchase from Molde to Salzburg was Jim Solbakken and he has nice rapports via Male Joined. He said that if the telephone call is not in by 10 o’clock, then Haaland will take part in Salzburg.

“The humans at Joined who directed out the telephone call directed out it an hour late. They have to have termed at nine but they termed at 10, which is 11 in Norway.

“That amassed the purchase not to go via!”