Real Madrid have reportedly told Erling Braut Haaland to spend one more season at Borussia Dortmund, with the Spanish giants keen to sign him in the summer of 2023.
The 21-year-old will have a £63m release clause in his BVB contract ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, and a number of clubs are said to be competing for his signature.
Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are all said to be keen to sign the Norway international during this summer's transfer window.
However, with Los Blancos planning to bring Kylian Mbappe to Bernabeu at the end of the season, SER Deportivos claim that Carlo Ancelotti's side want to wait until 2023 to sign Haaland.
The report claims that Real Madrid are reluctant to sign both Mbappe and Haaland in the same window, as they believe that the former's arrival would overshadow a big-money deal for the Dortmund forward.
BVB CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has said that a final decision on Haaland's future is likely to be made 'within the next six weeks'.
The Norwegian has again been in impressive form at club level during the 2021-22 campaign, scoring 23 goals and registering six assists in 20 appearances in all competitions.
Matt Law
