Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Friday, February 20, 2026 9:51 p.m. / Updated Friday, February 20, 2026 10:43 p.m.
PSG he wants the Erling Haaland (Manchester City) to replace him in the summer on Ousmane Dembelein conflict with Luis Enrique and on the way out.
A new historic transfer, comparable in size to that of Neymar, which PSG took from Barcelona for 222 million euros, is being prepared.
And this time, PSG is also the club willing to spend big. Difference? Now it will be a business between sheikhs. According to the British publication TeamTalk, specialized in mercato, PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi, at the same time president of beIN Media Group and Qatar Sports Investments, contacted his counterpart from Manchester City, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of Abu Dhabi United Group (United Arab Emirates), for Erling Haaland!
PSG are betting on Pep Guardiola's departure and…the right price
Al-Khelaifi would have proposed no less than 200 million euros for a transfer in the summer and is betting on the fact that Pep Guardiola will leave City in the summer and the “citizens” could rethink their strategy for the coming seasons.
Following the model of “Neymar”, the Parisians believe that, despite a contract due only in 2034, they could get the Norwegian “bomber” (29 goals in 37 official matches, in 2025 – 2026) for the right price.
The break with Ousmane Dembele prompted PSG to act
PSG launched on the track “Haaland” because of Ousmane Dembele. The 2025 Ballon d'Or winner is not only hesitant to extend, but more recently he is also creating problems in the dressing room. Recently, after a defeat, he criticized his teammates: “If everyone plays for themselves, then we're not going to work as a team.”
Dembele's claim reached the ears of Luis Enrique, and the Spanish coach threw a tantrum: “The statements of a player after the match have no value. Absolutely no value. I will never accept that a footballer thinks and acts as if he is above the club”.
The rift between Dembele and PSG is deepening, and according to the daily newspaper Le Parisien, his agents are already in contact with several English clubs, namely Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.
