Erling Haaland

2022 - 5 - 9

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Erling Haaland and Manchester City Near a Deal (The New York Times)

City, which is nearing its fourth Premier League title in five years, would be strengthened further by adding Haaland, the 21-year-old Dortmund striker.

Alfie Haaland signed with City in June 2000, only weeks before Erling was born, but retired in 2003 after several injury-marred seasons in Manchester and one infamous foul at the hands of Manchester United’s Roy Keane. But the numbers most likely put Haaland out of reach of other teams, including Barcelona, which is mired in a financial crisis that led it to lose Lionel Messi for free last summer, and Bayern Munich, whose sporting director said recently that adding Haaland “ doesn’t make any sense” for the perennial German champions since the team already employs a world-class striker in Robert Lewandowski. City and its rivals were facing a June deadline to activate the release clause in Haaland’s Dortmund contract — said to be worth as much as 75 million euros, or just under $80 million.

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Why is Erling Haaland joining Manchester City? Reasons Dortmund ... (Sporting News)

With reports that Erling Haaland to Man City is a "done deal" here's why he joined the Manchester club, how he'll fit in, and what his future prospects are ...

Man City are one of the most possession-oriented teams in the entire world, and to a lesser extent that tracks with Dortmund's style as well. His touch efficiency is also far better than anyone else currently at City. In his 23 Bundesliga appearances this season, Haaland produced 65 non-blocked shots on 150 touches in the opposition penalty area, a whopping 43 percent shot to touch rate. Meanwhile, Man City's four-player combination that were most utilized in a purely attacking role — Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, and Phil Foden — collected 601 touches in the opposition penalty area, producing 165 non-blocked shots, a 27 percent rate. Haaland's arrival will require a reversion back to the setup with Aguero in the team, which could cause some tactical upheaval within Guardiola's plans. If the young Norwegian hopes to reach the levels of brand names like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, this is a critical component of his next destination. At Man City, Haaland will get the global exposure he needs to become one of the world's most recognized players. With Borussia Dortmund, Haaland failed to advance past the quarterfinals in any of his three seasons. While Man City's 13.8 percent goal conversion rate this season is tops in the Premier League, it's a far cry from Dortmund's 19 percent, fueled by Haaland's finishing. Most of the reports are referring to the move as a "done deal." This allowed Haaland and his agents possessed all the leverage in negotiations for personal terms. He left to play three more seasons in his native Norway before retirement, but a connection to Manchester was clearly well-established. Sky Germany reports that the release clause stipulates the transfer fee must be paid in one lump sum installment.

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Erling Haaland transfer news: Live reaction as Manchester City ... (The Athletic)

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today's football news.Manchester City on Tuesday announced that the club has reached an agreement in principle ...

Alfie, as he was known, retired in 2003 at age 30 after a serious knee injury and the family moved home to Norway when Erling was a toddler. "City are a blooming good team without a centre forward but with one, they’d be almost perfect. As he has matured his wit in confusing defences with movement and positioning has come to the fore. Jude Bellingham, by contrast, may not follow Haaland out the door. Though there were reports of a stall in talks last week, Dortmund remain among the favourites to sign German wonderkid Karim Adeyemi from Red Bull Salzburg, and they have also been linked with his team-mate Noah Okafor. The implementation of the transfer is also subject to proper and timely processing in accordance with the provisions of the FIFA Transfer Matching System (FIFA TMS). with the realization of this transfer business, the management expects a positive effect on the key earnings figures (EBITDA, EBIT) for the 2022/2023 financial year in the order of around EUR 35.0 million - 40.0 million. It’s also about how Dortmund will look in the next five years. If so he must surely be the last ever Manchester City signing to have done so.— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) May 10, 2022 The 6ft 4in Norwegian battering ram is on his way to Manchester City. "Jude Bellingham, by contrast, may not follow Haaland out the door. Leicester City vs Norwich City (19.45) West Ham vs Manchester City (14.00)

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Man City agree deal to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund (ESPN)

Haaland, 21, will move to the Etihad Stadium this summer and is set to become one of the highest-paid players at the club. Sources told ESPN he will not top ...

The deal means Haaland will play for the club his father, Alfie, represented between 2000 and 2003. At international level with Norway, he has already scored 15 goals in 17 games after making his debut in 2019. Raiola, who also represented Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, died at age 54 last month.

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Manchester City Announces Deal to Sign Erling Haaland from ... (Sports Illustrated)

Manchester City's search for a leading striker is over, and it has landed on the most prolific option in the transfer market.

The club has won everything it can in England and is on the cusp of adding more domestic silverware in the form of the league title, but a collapse at Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals kept the quest for that elusive European trophy going. “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 1st July 2022. A club on the cusp of winning the Premier League title for the fourth time in five seasons is about to add arguably the most sought-after player on the transfer market.

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Erling Haaland transfer: Manchester City announce transfer ... (CBSSports.com)

The Norwegian is joining the club where his father once played and fills a massive void at striker for Man City.

Haaland completed the medical with City on Monday and fills a void at striker that has plagued the club over the past few seasons. Haaland opted for the Manchester City project after a long time of reflection that included his super agent Mino Raiola, who died on April 30, but was part of the process until the very end. He joins a team in Pep Guardiola's that are looking to get over the hump in the Champions League after falling short time after time. The move is pending the club finalizing terms with the player, City announced on Tuesday. On Tuesday, City announced that they had reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund to sign the striker. Manchester City, already with what is viewed as the most talented squad in the world, are adding Erling Haaland, arguably the top young player in the game.

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Erling Haaland: Manchester City confirms 'agreement in principle' for ... (CNN)

One of the most prolific and sought-after strikers in world football is set to play in the English Premier League next season after Manchester City ...

"The transfer remains subject to the club finalizing terms with the player." There had been months of speculation concerning the 21-year-old's future, with rumors of a potential move to City increasing in recent weeks. On Tuesday, a City statement read: "Manchester City can confirm we have reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of striker Erling Haaland to the club on July 1 2022.

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Erling Haaland: Man City confirm agreement to sign Borussia ... (CNBC)

Manchester City have confirmed an agreement to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland for £51.1m.

"If Erling Haaland goes there, it will not weaken them, definitely not. We will have time to talk." In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News, he said: "I signed a new contract knowing that City would not stop developing. I think there's enough spoken about this transfer. It's possible obviously and we can do that. Haaland will join City on July 1st, subject to the club finalising terms with the player.

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