RB Leipzig's head of soccer Oliver Mintzlaff says the club will struggle to land Erling Haaland with Manchester United among the sides interested in the striker.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made the Norway international a top target for January and made the journey to Austria earlier this month for talks with the player.
Solskjaer subsequently admitted Haaland has made a decision over his next move - with Leipzig now admitting clubs of a bigger profile may have the advantage in meeting the 19-year-old's wage demands.
"We are interested in the player, great interest," he told Sport1.
"He listened to it, logically, and is very open to a move. He would like to change (clubs) in summer at the latest.
"It is not easy. There's Manchester United, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund. There are a few other clubs as well.
"Of course, our club also has certain guard rails and limits. And I have named the clubs that compete, and there may be salary regions that we don't want to go into. (The fee) is still manageable, but the package does not only consist of the transfer fee.
"It's the same cliche again: we can buy everything and we can get everything and we can do everything. Unfortunately, we can't, otherwise Haaland would already be with us."
