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'He needs to play' - Haaland should stay at Dortmund for now and resist Real Madrid move, says Matthaus

Erling Haaland would not be guaranteed a starting spot at Real Madrid and would be better off staying at Borussia Dortmund for the experience, according to Lothar Matthaus.

The 19-year-old Norwegian striker has taken Europe by storm this season, scoring for fun at Red Bull Salzburg before moving to the Bundesliga in January and continuing his hot streak in Germany.

This has led to transfer interest from the biggest clubs in the world, and Real are said to be especially keen as they look for attacking options, with Luka Jovic and Gareth Bale struggling for form and out of favour respectively.