Jurgen Klopp, the German manager of Liverpool, believed that the transfer of the deadly Norwegian striker Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City would take the transfer market to a “completely different level”.
And several sources said the day before yesterday, on Monday, that City had reached an agreement on the transfer of Haaland from Dortmund and would sign a five-season deal that would see him receive £500,000 a week on the condition that City pay Dortmund a penalty clause in the contract. the latter at £64m per deal (£75m).
In an interview with Sky Sports, Klopp said: “I see we’ve been talking enough about this deal. I know there’s a lot of talk about money, but this transfer will take (the market) to a whole other level.”
Former footballer Jan Ag Fuertoft, a regular press consultant and very close to the Haaland family, wrote on his Twitter account that “the final decision (has been) made”.
He continued: “Erling Haaland will play for Manchester City next season. Last week, Haaland’s entourage briefed Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. The last few weeks have been devoted to the details of the contract.”
The amount is moderate for such talent and given the current market prices, but you have to pay immediately, which is rare in such large transactions.
Halland (21) has scored 85 goals in 88 appearances for Dortmund in various competitions since joining Dortmund in January 2020 on the winter transfer market from Salzburg, Austria.
The English press indicated that, taking into account the commissions paid to agents and the annual salary promised to the player for five years of the contract, which is about 25 million euros annually, the total cost of the operation will be more than 250 million euros. .
And City tried to use Tottenham and England top scorer Harry Kane last season without reaching an agreement with the north London club.
