Riquelme: Haaland's release clause is less than €180 million, and the player's long-term plan is to move to La Liga

During the Real Madrid presidential race, Haaland is the most talked about figure. Riquelme declared and assured that should he win the presidency, he would bring in the €200 million-rated Norwegian striker from Manchester City to the club.

Riquelme stated that Haaland indeed has a release clause in his Manchester City contract, and it is below €180 million. He guaranteed that if he becomes Real Madrid's president, Haaland will join the club.

According to British media outlet TeamTalk, moving to La Liga has always been Haaland's long-term ambition, but Manchester City is not worried about him leaving this summer.

In my opinion, with Guardiola leaving this summer and Maresca taking over, Haaland will definitely stay at Manchester City for at least one season to observe the situation. If Maresca can continue to lead City to titles, Haaland will remain. However, if after Maresca replaces Guardiola, City's performance drops significantly and they can't compete for trophies, Haaland is likely to leave. Given that Haaland has typically moved via release clauses in his past contracts, it's highly probable that his current deal with City includes such a clause. Real Madrid indeed needs a striker like Haaland, but signing him would require selling either Vinícius or Mbappé. Haaland earns the highest salary in the Premier League at £525,000 per week, so Real Madrid would need to free up salary space to bring him in.A front three of Vinícius, Haaland, and Olisemight be a more suitable and balanced attacking trio for Real Madrid, meaning Mbappé would have to leave the club.