The transfer saga surrounding Erling Haaland will be completed by the end of the week when the Norwegian striker will sign for Manchester City.Reputable Athletic reports this morning that the deal between City, Borussia Dortmund and Haaland will definitely be concluded in the next few days. Last month, the English club and the Norwegian striker reached an agreement in principle on the terms of the deal. City then offered Haaland a salary worth as much as 500,000 pounds a week, which is about 30 million euros a year at the gross level, and the Norwegian gave the green light for the transfer to be realized.Guardiola: Everyone in England wants Liverpool to be championsAfter that, City moved on to talks with Borussia Dortmund, although they are actually a formality because the German club does not ask much in the whole story. Haaland has a buyout clause in the amount of 75 million euros, and whoever pays it, can ‘take’ him. Borussia have no influence here and has long since reconciled that they will lose Haaland at the mentioned price.Man City can easily pay the buyout clause and resolve everything quickly. The Germans hope that the saga will be finished as soon as possible so that they can switch their full focus on the transfer of Karim Adeyemi from Red Bull Salzburg, which is coming as a replacement and will cost around 30 million euros.”I think everything will be known next week. I won’t be surprised if Haaland leaves. I also expect to make progress in bringing Adeyemi by the end of the week,” said Borussia’s future sports director Sebastien Kehl.Wed 22:15: (11.0) Wolverhampton (6.25) Man.City (1.25)Haaland was a wish of many big clubs, but few could offer what City offered. Bayern and Real Madrid were mentioned, but no one except City came out with a specific financial offer to the player and his father Alf Inge, who will also charge a commission of around 30 million euros.It was Haaland Sr who used to wear the Manchester City shirt. He was a member of the club for three years, but he actually played a little longer than one season because he suffered a severe knee injury that ended his career. Before City, he played for Leeds, where Erling was born in 2000. Two decades later, the son will follow in his father’s footsteps.Sat 16:30: (1.42) Dortmund (5.10) Hertha (8.00)Haaland is coming to City as a much-needed solution in the attack and a typical center forward which Guardiola does not have in abundance. Although the Catalan often forced a style without a classic striker, in the end it always pays off in the Champions League. It was also seen against Real Madrid how much City lacks the executor of Haaland’s profile. Since the departure of Aguero a year ago, City have remained only with Gabriel Jesus as a classic striker, but the Brazilian is not constant, nor is he that kind of attacker. Guardiola wanted to bring Harry Kane this summer, but he didn’t succeed, so now he took the chance and snatched Haaland.The Norwegian spent two and a half years in Dortmund and scored 85 goals in 88 games. Before that, he played for Red Bull Salzburg and Molde.BREAKING 🚨 Manchester City have agreed personal terms with Erling Haaland and are expected to pay his release clause this week 👀 (@TheAthleticUK) pic.twitter.com/cUigaPJTJm— 433 (@433) May 9, 2022
