According to a number of media reports, the treaty for Bundesliga striker Haaland to join Manchester City is basically completed, and Manchester City will activate his termination clause this week.
Although the contract with Borussia Dortmund will not expire until 2024, Harland's termination contract can already be activated this year. This means that Haaland can participate in the transfer, and at the moment, Manchester City is undoubtedly the contender who has even reached the finish line.
For clubs that want to sign Haaland, there are not many conditions to have, but they are not simple. One is to have money to meet the high salaries of players and transfer fees, annual salaries, etc.; second, the platform needs to be large enough to support players on the stage of the Ballon d'Or, and Premier League giants Manchester City can meet these two conditions.
However, at the beginning of the season, it was rumored that there was more than one club in Haaland who wanted to sign Haaland, what made them finally choose to give up?
There are also two concerns, one is that the Bundesliga striker "water" is a well-known thing, how many of the several strikers out of the Bundesliga in recent years can reach the level that people expect? Especially for a "star-making team" like Dortmund, the hard strength of players cannot be guaranteed 100%.
Second, in the past two seasons, Haland has suffered frequent injury attacks, and many big teams have questioned whether he will be a glass physique, so in the case of multiple pressures, they finally chose to give up.
City have been persevering, and in addition to the availability of funds, Guardiola's obsession is equally important. Guardiola's Manchester City are almost blocking the god of killing in the domestic arena, which is definitely one of the top presences in football at the moment, but the team has frequently suffered defeats after going to the Champions League, because they lack an orthodox top center.
What are the people in Manchester City's current front? The little fast spirit, and the ability to seize the opportunity is not too top small fast spirit, which led to Manchester City did not force open the opponent's city gate in the hard battle, as well as the fulcrum and other elements.
In the Champions League match against Real Madrid, there are obviously many excellent opportunities that should be completed, but Manchester City just can't shoot, and secondly, against Real Madrid, a backline with an average height that is not too high, Manchester City is not capable of playing the high-altitude bombing tactics, because their front line is shorter than the opponent.
Haaland is the perfect centre-forward of Guardiola's dreams, and if he can really play the kind of performance he did in the Premier League during the Dortmund era, not to mention the 75 million liquidated damages, even if it is 150 million, it is worth the explosion for the wealthy Manchester City. Haaland took a leave of absence from personal affairs on May 9, absent from Dortmund's training, and believes that the news of his transfer to Manchester City will soon be officially announced.