Beijing time on December 14: Just now, according to the latest news brought by reporter Ekrem Konur. City are poised to plan a blockbuster deal in the upcoming winter window. In order to cope with the brutal schedule of the second half of the season, Manchester City hope to take Haaland directly in the winter window. They have been in contact with Haaland's agent, Rayola, several times, and both sides are very much in agreement with the deal.
With Borussia Dortmund unexpectedly eliminated in the Champions League group stage, it also means that if Haaland continues to stay at Dortmund this season, he will have to play in the Europa League in the second half of the season. For this new generation of geniuses, the Europa League exposure is unattainable, and his agent is not willing to play such a cup. So he hopes to leave the team early in the winter window, and Manchester City are ready to orchestrate the deal. City have put all their focus on Haaland after taking down Kane without hope, and they are ready to take it down early in the winter window.
Although in next summer's transfer window, Haaland's €75 million severance payment will take effect. But City can't wait so much and they hope to take it early before the Champions League knockout rounds arrive. And Guardiola's side have enough budget in their hands, as long as Dortmund approves of the deal, then Manchester City can pull out the money. At the same time, for Raiola's commission requirements of more than 40 million euros, Manchester City is also ready to agree. It can be seen that the Blue Moon Legion is determined to take Haaland down this time. No matter how much transfer fee is spent, how much commission, as long as it can be won, then this is a very big reinforcement for Manchester City.
Fans who have watched manchester City games have the impression that the Manchester City front is now very short of a finisher. City's overall configuration has reached a very perfect point, and they also need a centre forward with a stable goal output ability. Their perfect candidate was Kane, but Kane had already renewed his contract with Tottenham and Levy was reluctant to sell it to Manchester City, so City's final target was Haaland. Haaland, as a steady scoring machine, would only be more terrifying if he could be given a configuration like Manchester City.
At the same time, for Manchester City, after having a stable scorer, they have a better position in various strong dialogues. Previously, City had a clear drawback, which was that they didn't rely on someone to score goals, and often in strong conversations none of them could stand up and score. If paired with a Haaland, the situation will be different. Haaland is a player who is very good at scoring goals in key matches, which is something that Guardiola needs very much. Manchester City have already made contact with Borussia Dortmund and both sides are more than willing to transfer Haaland to negotiate in the winter window.
For Dortmund, as long as City's money is enough, then no one can not sell. And Manchester City do have money, they can not only come up with commissions and transfer fees, but also give Haaland a big contract he wants. For Haaland, travelling to Real Madrid is not necessarily a good option, as they will bring in Kylian Mbappe next summer and the first firing power is certainly not with him. And if he goes to Manchester City, he can enjoy unlimited firing rights, plus a strong team.
It's no small temptation for any young player. It's hard to imagine how strong City's squad would have improved if they had added a Haaland, but predictably any team that touches City in the Champions League knockout stages will have to be careful because Haaland is coming. What do you think about that?