After all the announcements of the relevant media across the European continent, the most important one has arrived. A short announcement came directly from the Etihad Stadium that Manchester City have reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of today’s most wanted young forward, but one more step remains so that the whole deal is definitely realized.Last year’s and probably this year’s champion of England still has to complete negotiations on the financial details of the cooperation with the Norwegian goal scorer. Although this seems like a big step for the final closing of the transfer, it is clear to everyone that it is just a formality because City would not brag about the agreement with Dortmund if it did not already have at least some kind of confirmation from Haaland’s entourage.According to reports from the UK, Man City set aside 60 million euros for their new no.9 only for compensation, which is significantly less than the 75 million euros, which was allegedly the buyout clause that was supposed to be valid this summer. These are all speculations for now, we will probably get the official details the moment Erling Haaland picks up the City sky blue shirt.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 Pep Guardiola did not want to comment on the media allegations regarding this transfer at today’s press conference, but the news that Haaland underwent medical checks in Brussels, where he was examined by Man City’s doctor, resounded yesterday, after which the Norwegian returned to Dortmund. Earlier, information from well-known sources began to appear that the transfer will be made official by the end of the week, and City had no reason to wait long and had to somehow oblige the fans, especially after the fiasco in Madrid last week.The mega transfer will be officially completed on July 1, 2022, as stated in the club’s announcement. As it is speculated, City managed to negotiate a big discount in talks with the people from Dortmund, and the whole deal is worth practically as much as the exit transfer of Ferran Torres to Barcelona, which ended this January. So, Guardiola got a new “nine” and the legitimate successor of Sergio Aguero for a winger that was really a surplus at Etihad.Wed 22:15: (11.0) Wolverhampton (6.25) Man.City (1.28)He is a completely different type of striker compared to the Argentine who left a deep mark on the Etihad, and precisely because of his physical characteristics and the fact that he is a goal player, football critics are interested in how Haaland will play in City under Guardiola. A reminder, Patrice Evra recently criticized the Spanish expert and said that he does not have strong authority and does not know how to work with footballers who have character. Many people are now thinking about how Zlatan Ibrahimovic spent time with Guardiola in Barcelona, so they are afraid that the Norwegian could experience the same fate.There was also a lot of talk about the details of Haaland’s contract. His basic weekly salary should be almost 600,000 euros, or over 30 million euros annually! No bonuses for individual and team success. The contract will last at least five years. He will stand side by side with Kevin de Bruyne, who is the highest-paid in the team with practically identical incomes.Also, a huge commission will be on the account of Haaland’s father Alf Inge, a former City footballer – close to 30 million euros! Haaland senior, together with the recently deceased superagent Mino Raiola, had huge requests from interested clubs for additional bonuses, and only Man City were ready to pay what was required. It is certain that the club will have to pay a large sum of money to Raiola’s agency, it is speculated that it could even be around 70 billion euros! More precisely, it will go to Raiola’s long-term closest associate Rafaela Pimienta, who took over all the business from him.DONE DEAL: Half of the Haaland sale money has already been spentDortmund will say goodbye to Haaland on Saturday when they play the last game of the season against Hertha. The Millionaires have already prepared a replacement in the form of Karim Adeyemi. So far, Haaland has played 88 games with Dortmund, with 85 goals scored in two and a half years. He could make his first appearance at the new club on July 21 during the club’s pre-season tour.Earlier in the day, the manager of the English champion Guardiola has not confirmed the arrival of the Norwegian. But he did not deny it. The Catalan gave a very honest answer to the questions about the transfer to Haaland.”Honestly, I would like to talk about it, but I can’t. You all know what the situation is like. I shouldn’t talk about it because you know I don’t like talking about next season. Borussia and Manchester City told me that I should not say anything until everything is over. Because of legal matters and laws. We will have time to talk about it”, Guardiola answered with a smile.Pep Guardiola is buzzing for Erling Haaland. 😆 pic.twitter.com/h2nnpWHlRQ— City Report (@cityreport_) May 10, 2022 What would a ‘no.9’ bring to your team?”We already have a ‘nine.’ New players always help you be stronger. But a good defender will not solve all your problems in defense, nor will a good goal scorer solve all your finishing problems. Except at the beginning of the season, we constantly score a lot during the season and concede few goals. The club must always have a vision for the future and I am aware of the decisions that the club makes and I support them 100 percent.”Although there has been a lot of talk in recent days about another failure of City in the Champions League, Guardiola does not underestimate winning the Premier League and is very focused on the championship race with Liverpool.”We are a new club in that sense. We’ve only been here 12 or 13 years fighting for trophies. Everyone at the club had to change their mentality. I know what it looks like from the inside and how hard all the people worked on it. I know how difficult it is and I hope that we will continue to do so in the future,” said Guardiola.I’d rather see Haaland at Man City than at our arch rivals Barcelona.Make it happen, City. Plus he has been a fan since he was a kid. pic.twitter.com/MFuboB6UQf— Welile ‘Welinho’ dos Santos (@WelsZA) March 31, 2021
