Erling Haaland is poised to become a Manchester City player this week after passing a medical and the Premier League champions telling Borussia Dortmund they will activate the 21-year-old’s release clause – understood to be significantly less than €75 million.
Guardiola’s desire to also acquire Jack Grealish, who cost City a British-record £100 million when he joined from Aston Villa last summer, made the transfer of Kane impossible. This season Guardiola turned his focus to Haaland. The City manager admires the Norwegian, who has scored 85 goals in 88 appearances for Dortmund, but wanted to make sure he had the ability to suit City’s fluid passing style.
City have scored 89 Premier League goals this season, the highest in the division, with three games remaining yet in crucial matches they have missed numerous chances, the first Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid being a prime example. City won 4-3 on the night but lost the return 3-1 to be knocked out 6-5 on aggregate.
The injuries are starting to pile up for the kid. Great talent but serious question marks over fitness