Tottenham chief Fabio Paratici has spoken how close Juventus came to signing Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland.
Haaland was at Molde at the time, with Paratici working for Juve.
“Haaland was close to Juventus the first time when he was 16-17 years old and still playing in Norway," revealed Paratici during the Festival dello Sport in Trento.
“He wanted more space to play regularly, so he chose RB Salzburg. Then he picked Borussia Dortmund for the Bundesliga and of course more opportunities to play.
“It's much easier at the age of 20 to play for Dortmund than it is a club like Juventus, especially as at that time we had Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain.
“The player simply chose a different sporting journey."
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