Manchester City star Erling Haaland came close to joining Juventus when he was at Molde FK.
That’s according to Inter Milan president Giuseppe Marotta, who reveals the Old Lady were offered an opportunity to sign the striker when the club official was at Juve.
On Wednesday, Inter drew 0-0 against Manchester City in the Champions League. Marotta spoke to Amazon Prime, relayed by Il Bianconero, where he revealed his former club failed to sign 24-year-old.
Marotta was Juve’s CEO between 2010 and 2018. Haaland was at Molde for close to two years between 2017 and 2019. During his time there, he was offered to the Turin club.
“When he played in Norway, at Molde, he had been suggested to us. He came as a 15-year-old to watch a Juventus-Inter match at the Allianz Stadium,” he said.
“We were close, but some bureaucratic reasons prevented us from closing the deal, but it is part of the history of those like me and my management at the time who dealt with dozens of players.”
The Norway international left Molde for Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019, a year before moving to Borussia Dortmund.
Pep Guardiola’s side activated his buyout clause to buy him from BVB in 2022. The player has managed 104 goals and 14 assists from 104 matches for Manchester City so far.
Haaland was instrumental in helping Manchester City win the treble in his debut season. He won the title, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup last season.
