Manchester City confirm £51m Erling Haaland deal with Borussia Dortmund
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- 11 May 2022
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Manchester City have confirmed a deal to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund this summer. The striker’s buyout clause, understood to be €60m (£51.5m), has been met and the Norway international will earn £375,000 a week, plus bonuses.
Haaland passed a medical this week and the deal ends Pep Guardiola’s search for a long-term successor to City’s record goalscorer, Sergio Agüero. Haaland, who will be 22 in July, has scored 85 goals in 88 appearances for Dortmund, whom he joined from RB Salzburg in January 2020.
“Manchester City can confirm that we have reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of striker Erling Haaland to the club on 1 July 2022,” a statement said. “The transfer remains subject to the club finalising terms with the player.”
City are pleased to have beaten clubs including Real Madrid to sign one of Europe’s finest strikers, who they believe will improve in the coming years. Haaland selected City over similar financial offers because of his desire to play under Guardiola and test himself in the Premier League.
On Tuesday Guardiola cautioned against the idea that Haaland will meet all City’s goalscoring needs. “The new players always help to try to be a stronger team but a good defender will not solve our defensive problems, one striker will not solve scoring problems that maybe we have,” the manager said. “Not me, the club has to have a vision for the future. I am always completely aware and supportive 100%.” Read More…
