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- Manchester City made another huge signing today
- They announced that Erling Haaland will be joining the squad this summer
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Last week we saw Manchester City once again suffer a massive disappointment in the Champions League. They came into their second leg against Real Madrid leading by a goal and then scored first in the match. All they needed to do late in the match was survive a few more minutes and a spot in the Final was theirs.
Then they gave up 2 quick goals and an extra time penalty and the dream was once again put on hold. It was yet another Champions League disappointment after years of massive expenditures from City as they’ve tried to build the squad they believed would deliver them the trophy that has repeatedly eluded them.
Today, they made another splashy move that they’ll be expecting to finally get them that trophy. The team announced that they reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign star striker Erling Haaland.
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.
The transfer remains subject to the Club finalising terms with the player.
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 10, 2022
The details of the move were also revealed today.
Erling Haaland, new Man City player 🔵⭐️ #MCFC
▪️ Manchester City will pay €60m [not €75m] release clause to BVB, plus commission to be added.
▪️ His salary will be worth £375,000/week, same level as de Bruyne.
▪️ Medical has been already completed.
The saga is over. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/Qzf3HNDVhN
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 10, 2022
Haaland now becomes the latest world class piece to join an attack that already leads the Premier League in goals scored this season. The 21-year old has scored 86 goals in 88 appearances since joining Dortmund 2 and a half years ago, making him one of the most coveted strikers in the world.
If Haaland isn’t the player that can finally get City over the hump then I don’t what it’s going to take to finally get them to win a Champions League Final.