{"id":24828,"date":"2025-10-11T02:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/real-madrid-are-in-contact-over-man-citys-astonishing-transfer-raid-in-preparation-for-huge-spending\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T02:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:40:28","slug":"real-madrid-are-in-contact-over-man-citys-astonishing-transfer-raid-in-preparation-for-huge-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/real-madrid-are-in-contact-over-man-citys-astonishing-transfer-raid-in-preparation-for-huge-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid are in &#8216;contact&#8217; over Man City&#8217;s astonishing transfer raid in preparation for &#8216;huge&#8217; spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/real-madrid-are-in-contact-over-man-citys-astonishing-transfer-raid-in-preparation-for-huge-spending\/#Could_Real_Madrid_realistically_sign_Erling_Haaland\" >Could Real Madrid realistically sign Erling Haaland?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/real-madrid-are-in-contact-over-man-citys-astonishing-transfer-raid-in-preparation-for-huge-spending\/#Will_Erling_Haaland_replace_Vinicius_Junior\" >Will Erling Haaland replace Vinicius Junior?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Pep Guardiola and Xabi Alonso (Photo: Molly Darlington, Dennis Doyle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Madrid are in touch with Erling Haaland&#8217;s camp to assess the possibility of a major move for the Manchester City striker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As first reported in my Daily Briefing exclusive report, Los Blancos could have &#8216;huge&#8217; money to spend next summer as they could sell Vinicius Junior to the Saudi club for up to \u20ac250 million.<\/p>\n<p>So far, City have made it clear they do not want to sell Haaland, and the Norwegian international has no intention of forcing his exit from the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Still, my sources don&#8217;t expect this talk to go away and Real are unlikely to give up on this ambitious target who could form a dream partnership up front with Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Could_Real_Madrid_realistically_sign_Erling_Haaland\"><\/span>Could Real Madrid realistically sign Erling Haaland?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erling Haaland and Vinicius Jr. (Photo by Ryan Pierse, Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haaland, 25, only recently signed a new contract until 2034 and City are in control of Haaland&#8217;s situation.<\/p>\n<p>So Madrid will certainly need a huge amount of money to convince City to sell him, and the player himself will also need to push for a move.<\/p>\n<p>There is currently no sign of that happening, but it will be interesting to see if Los Blancos are able to get inside Haaland&#8217;s head in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Still, funding the move would certainly require a huge sale of Vini Jr. to be completed, and even that is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Erling_Haaland_replace_Vinicius_Junior\"><\/span>Will Erling Haaland replace Vinicius Junior?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If Vinicius were to leave the Bernab\u00e9u, a serious deal would certainly be needed to replace him in Xabi Alonso&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>With the former Borussia Dortmund player currently alongside some of the best players in the world, Haaland&#8217;s arrival would be a major statement.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland has an incredible 136 goals in just 155 games for City, and City will do everything they can to ensure he enjoys his best years in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola and Xabi Alonso (Photo: Molly Darlington, Dennis Doyle\/Getty Images) Real Madrid are in touch with Erling Haaland&#8217;s camp to assess the possibility of a major move for the Manchester City striker. 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