Erling Haaland 's transfer 'pact' with Borussia Dortmund has been described as "b*******" by the club's CEO, Hans-Joachim Watzke.
The claim, which goes against reports that the 21-year-old has an agreement to leave the Bundesliga side at the end of the season, is said to have upset agent Mino Raiola.
"It’s all b******," Watzke told German television channel Sport1 regarding a guaranteed impending exit. "Some experts say, ‘They’re in the stock market, they’re going to have to sell Haaland next summer.’
"The decision as to whether or not to sell someone at our club is taken exclusively by the board."
The Signal Iduna Park chief added: "It has not yet been decided if he will leave next summer. We’ll see."
But that is at odds with Haaland and Raiola's belief and what widespread reports have suggested, according to Spanish outlet AS.
The outlet say they been told by Dortmund sources that the club continue to have a verbal agreement with Raiola which will see BVB agree to negotiate the player's sale upon the closure of the current term.
Haaland's end of the bargain was to not push for a transfer this summer and remain in Germany for the ongoing campaign despite heavy links to Chelsea, and his agent and father reportedly going around Europe's elite clubs to listen to offers during the window.
AS' sources add that the £68 million release clause which is said to become active in the summer of 2022 is non-existent in reality.
And they say the striker's preference is currently La Liga giants Real Madrid, who are also keen on singing fellow young superstar Kylian Mbappe in a bid to recreate a Galacticos team despite their apparent financial woes.
But if Mbappe were to leave Paris Saint-Germain for Real, the French behemoths would seek to sign Haaland.
A host of Premier League clubs have also been tagged are seriously interested, whether it be his father, Alf Inge's, former club, Manchester City, or rivals United, who are managed by Haaland Jr.'s former boss at Molde, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Amid links of a £150 million move to Chelsea in July, the ex-RB Salzburg hitman said: "I don't really have much to say about this.
"I have three years left on my contract and I'm enjoying my time here. Before yesterday, I didn't speak to my agent in one month - I think you have the answer there," Haaland stated.
"I don't really care too much about that. It's a lot of money - I hope it's just rumours to be honest because that's a lot of money for a person!"
