Manchester (AP) – According to a media report, the possible change from Borussia Dortmund’s top star Erling Haaland to Manchester City is approaching.
Coach Pep Guardiola’s English club have reached an agreement with representatives of the 21-year-old striker on the conditions for a signature, the Daily Mail reported. Accordingly, Haaland is expected to receive a five-year contract and become the highest-paid player in the Premier League. It is expected that City will pull the release clause for the Norwegian.
There have recently been reports that Haaland’s advisor Mino Raiola and father Alf-Inge Haaland would have to scale back their financial demands for a move to City. Haaland can leave BVB after this season thanks to a €75m exit clause. Borussia Dortmund’s license player boss Sebastian Kehl had denied at the weekend that an interested party had already reported.
Haaland has been associated with various top clubs for months. Real Madrid are also said to be interested. According to the American TV broadcaster ESPN, he has now canceled Manchester United. Haaland’s contract in Dortmund runs until the summer of 2024.
CEO Oliver Kahn explained on Sunday that Haaland’s commitment to FC Bayern Munich was not financially feasible. “We wouldn’t do our job well if we didn’t deal with a young striker,” said Kahn in Sport1’s “double pass”. A package of transfer fee and salary for the top scorer is “very, very far from what we imagine. These are financial dimensions that are beyond our imagination.”