Of course I’d prefer Haaland to DCL, he looks a different level completely.
As for Raiola, I’ve said a few times that I don’t see him the villain many others do. So long as his practices are not illegal, then business is just business. We are an enormous entity and I’d be disappointed and embarrassed of the club if we were intimidated away from business because of a difficult negotiator on the other side. Raiola is a football agent. No more, no less. They have similar agendas, and always have done, and we’ve dealt with them for decades. The only difference is that Raiola is outspoken, but so what? The press speak about us excessively, everyone has an opinion on Manchester United, and naturally, as a football man, so does Mino Raiola. Lately that opinion hasn’t been too favourable, and that is for obvious reason, but so what?
Football has become a soap opera, generally speaking, and for the fans who seem to want a 360 and 24/7 football ‘experience’ - people like Raiola make a great storyline villain. In reality, I doubt our club care about him nearly as much as our fans seem to. And rightly so. It’s not an emotional world. Especially his section of it. It is business. Regardless of whatever Raiola says, Pogba is held under contract by Manchester United, for example. That’s what really matters. If Pogba wants to stay, he will. If he wants to leave, he will. Raiola is not the one dictating proceedings, he just voices his opinions publicly which gets fans in a hiss.
I couldn’t care less about Mino and fully want and expect United to pursue Haaland if the player himself is open to joining us.
And yes, I have a slight preference of Konate over Upamecano for a few reasons, although would be more than happy with Dayot. Upa appears to be close to Bayern in any case.