Balls
New Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick has a big reputation for recruiting players. He spent eight years as director of football for both Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig and is responsible for buying the likes of Joshua Kimmich, Naby Keita and Sadio Mané just to name a few. Manchester United are in need of players in a few key positions and Rangnick would be very aware of that. Many have wondered what kind of footballers Rangnick will try to bring to Old Trafford. So it was interesting to German football journalist Christian Falk discuss Rangnick’s transfer wishlist on Bild.de and Twitter today.
Specifically, Falk has listed four footballers linked to the Red Bull clubs who Rangnick will try to lure to Manchester United. It remains to be seen if these footballers will be tempted to Manchester, but there are some very intriguing names.
Erling Haaland
One of the hottest prospects in world football, Haaland is likely to leave Borussia Dortmund soon as the Norwegian striker has a release clause of around €75 million due to become active next summer. The striker just netted his 50th Bundesliga goal in 50 games for Dortmund on the weekend and is already one of the best finishers in the world, despite only being 21-years-old.
Haaland was brought to Red Bull Salzburg in 2018 while Rangnick was in charge and according to Falk Rangnick “is close to Haalands father Alf-Inge”, who also serves as his agent. This is probably an unlikely transfer as some of the best teams in world football are looking for Haaland signature and the striker may not want to play for a team in United’s situation. But Rangnick’s affiliation with the club surely makes it more likely than it was two weeks ago.
Amadou Haidara
The Mali international has been linked to United for some time now and United are desperate for a midfield upgrade. The current Leipzig player went to Red Bull Salzburg in 2016 under Rangnick’s charge and was then moved to Leipzig in 2019. The midfielder is still only 23-years-old and will be used to Rangnick’s gegenpressing style of football. Falk has also said Haidara could “replace Paul Pogba”, should the Frenchman…
