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Man City Mull Legal Action After Haaland Transfer Claim

From Ghanaian Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • Real Madrid presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme claimed Erling Haaland has a release clause and wants to join the club.
  • Manchester City and Haaland's representatives have denied these claims, stating there is no such clause and that they are considering legal action.
  • Riquelme also pledged to sign midfielder Rodri, whose agent has reportedly been contacted.

Manchester City is considering legal action following claims made by a Real Madrid presidential candidate regarding striker Erling Haaland. Enrique Riquelme, who is challenging Florentino Perez for the club's presidency, stated on television that Haaland possesses a release clause and desires a move to Real Madrid.

He has a release clause and would like to join Real Madrid. If I become president, he will play for Real Madrid.

— Enrique RiquelmeClaiming Erling Haaland's desire to join Real Madrid and his availability.

Riquelme went further, unveiling a Real Madrid shirt with Haaland's name on it and asserting, "If I become president, he will play for Real Madrid." He also claimed to have spoken with the agent of City midfielder Rodri, expressing a desire to sign him if elected.

All very entertaining but not true. We wish all the best for both candidates in the Real Madrid elections.

— Alfe Inge Haaland and Rafaela PimentaDenying claims about Erling Haaland's transfer and wishing the candidates well.

However, these assertions were swiftly refuted. A joint statement from Haaland's father, Alfie Inge, and his agent, Rafaela Pimenta, declared the stories "untrue" and confirmed the absence of any contractual clause enabling such a transfer. They added, "We are considering legal action for the use of our player image in this context."

The stories which have emerged from Spain regarding the future of Erling Haaland are untrue. There is no chance of this happening and there is no contractual clause to enable it.

— Manchester CityIssuing an official denial of transfer rumors surrounding Erling Haaland.

Manchester City also issued a statement rubbishing the suggestion, calling the claims "untrue" and emphasizing that "there is no chance of this happening and there is no contractual clause to enable it." The club's stance indicates a strong intent to protect their player's image and contractual integrity against what they perceive as baseless speculation.

We are considering legal action for the use of our player image in this context.

— Manchester CityStating the club's intention to pursue legal recourse over the unauthorized use of Haaland's image.
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