Erling Haaland tempted by Chelsea transfer for two reasons as crunch details emerge

Chelsea were unhappy back in the summer transfer window of 2017, when Romelu Lukaku ended up joining Manchester United due to Raiola’s intervention.

And whether they can overcome Raiola and competition from Europe’s elite is something only time will tell.

The agent recently opened up on Haaland, admitting that only 10 clubs in the world have the financial muscle to afford his client’s signature.

“It is obvious that everybody is looking at Erling as one of those potential new future stars because it’s so difficult to do what he does at his age at his level,” he said.

“He will be one of the future stars of the next decade because we see that stars such as Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo and Messi are coming to an age where everyone asks themselves: ‘How long can we still enjoy them?’ So everyone is looking for the new generation.