Nike and Puma are in the fight to sign Erling Haaland, who should receive a huge check at the end.
Nike and Puma are in the fight to sign Erling Haaland, who should receive a huge check at the end.
If his future still remains unclear, Erling Haaland also does not know which equipment supplier he will be linked to for the years to come. His contract with Nike having ended on January 1, the Norwegian star of Borussia Dortmund is free to engage with the brand of his choice.
50 potatoes on the table
If Nike recently seemed out of the race to extend the adventure alongside the “Cyborg”, BILD explains that the comma brand is in the lead with Puma on this file. It is therefore adidas who seem to have walked away from the battle for one of the best strikers in the world of football, who is only 21 years old and who therefore represents an oh so important value in this market for the to come up.
The German daily specifies that Nike and Puma would like to offer a five-year contract bringing in around 50 million euros to Erling Haaland. An amount far from what he had previously signed with the American firm when he was still playing at RB Salzburg and where he had not yet exploded in the eyes of all.
Answer in February?
The Norwegian international should put an end to the suspense in February. Note that Nike may have included the “matching right” clause in the striker’s previous contract belonging to the BvB. This would prevent the player from committing to another brand freely following the next six months from the end of his lease, i.e. until the summer of 2022.
Nike would also have, in such a case, the right to align itself with an offer from a competitor and to have priority on the file. Whatever happens, the battle is raging to secure the services of Erling Haaland, both for his performance on the field and his aura outside.
