New Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick will receive an £8.5million bonus if he can help the club sign Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian striker has been on the Red Devils’ radar for the past 12 months, after they were gazumped by Borussia Dortmund in January 2020.
Haaland has scored a remarkable 71 goals in 70 games since arriving at Dortmund. That form has also led to interest from the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid.
In Rangnick, however, United’s hierarchy feel they have acquired a key ingredient to attracting the 21-year-old, as reported in Bild.
The German has a relationship with Haaland’s representatives, father Alf-Inge and agent Mino Raiola.
Rangnick worked for Red Bull during the forward’s time at RB Salzburg. He also sat down with Alf-Inge and Raiola for numerous talks as he tried to convince them to make the move to RB Leipzig.
The report claims that during those talks Rangnick left an impression regarding his football philosophy and vision. There was also the feeling that there was a good ‘chemistry’ struck with the 63-year-old.
And now the report states that if Rangnick can convince Haaland to sign then he will be generously rewarded.
It’s claimed United will pay him an eyewatering £8.5m bonus. That is in addition to the £64m plus bonuses that they will have to shell out to Dortmund.
Rangnick is reportedly earning an £8m annual salary at Old Trafford, having more than doubled his Lokomotiv Moscow salary.
According to the Star, the former RB Leipzig boss made a huge jump from his £3.8m-a-year contract in Russia.
The £8m figure also makes him better paid than previous manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norwegian pocketed £7.5m-a-year at United before his departure