Erling Haaland agent 'demanded' Chelsea pay Erling Haaland £820,000-a-week wages
Chelsea's interest in signing Erling Haaland may well have ended after the striker's agent,
Mino Raiola, reportedly made a staggering demand on the forward's wages.
When the summer transfer window began, it was clear that adding a goalscorer to Thomas
Tuchel's squad was the top priority.
Tammy Abraham had fallen out of favour at Chelsea following Tuchel's arrival despite
impressing under Frank Lampard.
Kai Havertz and Timo Werner were the two who most often stepped in to play more centrally,
but the pair failed to find the net on a regular basis.
Chelsea's need for a striker instantly led to speculation of a move for Borussia Dortmund
star Haaland.
With the Norway international reportedly being available for just £68million next year due
to a release clause which can be activated, Dortmund would have been aware that a much
larger fee could have been attained this summer.
Raiola seemingly knew that as well as he began holding talks with clubs interested in signing
Haaland.
Chelsea appeared to be at the front of the queue though with Roman Abramovich keen to
back Tuchel following the club's Champions League triumph over Manchester City.
Talks were reportedly held between Chelsea and Raiola, but they may have ended very soon
after Haaland's wages were discussed.
According to Bild, Raiola wanted Chelsea to smash their wage structure by offering the
striker a deal worth £820,000-a-week (€960,000).
On top of that, Raiola wanted an eye-watering sum of £34.2m (€40m) in agent fees for
any transfer.
Chelsea's interest in any deal for Haaland may well have ended right there and then.
In contrast to the insane wage demands on a move for Haaland, Lukaku reportedly agreed
terms on a £212,000-a-week deal.
And the Belgium international hit the ground running on his second debut for Chelsea last
weekend.
He took just 14 minutes to get on the scoresheet against Arsenal as Chelsea romped to a comfortable
2-0 win.
The Blues have won both their opening Premier League games without conceding a goal.
But they face their toughest test of the season to date when they travel to Anfield on Saturday
to face Liverpool.