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Manchester United rejected Erling Haaland in 2019 for just £17 million
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Back in 2019 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted to reunite with his former Molder player
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And just before he started tearing it up at Salzburg, Ole knew about his release clause and obviously worked with him for the last 18 months
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And he was dying to get him at Manchester United. And in typical United fashion, they simply just didn't move fast enough
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They were concerned about release clauses, agent fees and Borussia Dortmund acted quickly
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They paid the £17 million, accepted the terms and signed him in January 2020
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As we all know, Haaland within weeks was tearing it up in Germany. Hat-tricks, Champions League nights, that PSG moment
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And now within two years, he's Manchester City's superstar. Rewriting history books in the process, whilst Manchester United have spent another £70 million on another striker, this time Benjamin Shesko
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Will it work out or will it be another classic United moment where they miss out on superstar talent so regularly
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And to be fair, it's not always just missing out. Sometimes they've got talent and they just waste
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Is it proof that sometimes managers do know the players they want to bring into their football clubs
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Let us know in the comments. We'll let you decide
