Leaked: Rio Ferdinand exposes his chat with Erling Haaland over a possible move to Manchester United, what a relieve for Manchester United and Chelsea fans.

 There is no shortage of Erling Haaland's

 suitors at the moment and reigning 

European champions Chelsea are a part

 of that list as well. Although the striker's 

contract with Borussia Dortmund runs

 out in 2024, his release clause will come

 into play in the coming summer of 2022.

According to multiple outlets including 

BILD and MARCA, this amount is a handsome

 price tag of €75 million. To put things into 

perspective, Haaland's current market value

 is listed at €150 million on Transfermarkt.

Considering the Norwegian's meteoric rise 

during his stay in Germany, this will be a 

modern day bargain for all of his suitors. 

Most of the top European sides, the likes 

of Manchester City, Chelsea, Paris Saint-

Germain, Barcelona and others have been 

thrown into the mix to secure his signature.

While speaking to BT Sports, former Manchester

 United player turned pundit Rio Ferdinand 

shared his point of view on Haaland's future.

“I actually think Mbappe and 

Haaland will end up in Spain. I just

 think that Spanish football will demand

 that those two players come there, 

to give them that X-factor they 

had for many years with Cristiano 

Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, which

 has been lost for over a year or so"

The entire footballing universe is counting 

on Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and

 French sensation Kylian Mbappe to 

recreate the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry in the

 coming decade. They have started 

brightly in their respective careers and 

it is quite frightening when you realize

 that they will only get better from here.

Mbappe has already been heavily linked 

with a summer transfer to Real Madrid and

 has not signed a new contract with PSG. 

The Borussia Dortmund striker may be 

driven by the adrenaline rush of challenging

 the Frenchman and could choose FC 

Barcelona as his next destination.

If that's the case, then Premier League clubs

 like Chelsea and Manchester City who 

have kept tabs on the Norwegian are sure 

to be disappointed. Whether the two decide

 to join forces and play for the same team 

or take their rivalry to the next level by 

playing for strong rivals is something 

only time will tell.

Haaland can be the ideal candidate

 to solve Chelsea's centre-forward

 complications

Chelsea have recently bought world-class 

centre-forwards but for some reason it has

 not been the smoothest of rides for the club

. Timo Werner was signed in 2020 after 

successfully establishing his reputation 

as a prolific striker at RB Leipzig, but has

 failed to deliver on expectations at Stamford

 Bridge.

He has been plagued by inconsistency 

and has missed too many chances in front

 of goal. Following his underwhelming 

performances, the German lost his starting 

spot to Romelu Lukaku, who Chelsea 

signed last summer for a whopping

 €113 million.

However, the Belgian gave a controversial 

interview to Sky Italia where he did 

not exactly appreciate Thomas Tuchel's 

system and also spoke about a return to 

Italy. Lukaku and the manager have since 

been nursing their relationship and there 

is no guarantee whether the striker will 

be at Chelsea come next season.

Erling Haaland is a man with an elite

 mentality and wants to be at the top of 

his game and record sheets. He is a no-

nonsense player who has shown that he 

is determined and only cares about what 

he does on the pitch.

The reigning European champions could 

build their team around Haaland by letting

 go of Werner and Lukaku next summer. 

Chelsea will get a player who is in his 

early 20s and has a whole future to give 

to the club and is determined to gather

 silverware.