Reporter Han Bing reported that in the early morning of May 9, the British media reported that Haaland's transaction to join Manchester City was basically completed, and this week the supernova, who is worth up to 150 million euros, will officially declare himself the new No. 9 of the Blue Moon Army. Dortmund club executive Kyle confirmed to German Sports on the 9th that haaland was allowed to leave the team without training to deal with "personal affairs", that is, to complete the transfer process, including accepting Manchester City medical examination and finalizing contract details.
On the afternoon of the 9th local time, Haaland successfully completed the physical examination, and there was no obstacle to joining Manchester City. Athletic network reporter Ornstein revealed that the two clubs have reached a principled agreement as early as April, only to wait for Haaland and Manchester City to finalize their personal contracts. Manchester City originally did not want to announce Haaland's joining prematurely, only because Haaland's agent Raiola suddenly passed away, and it was inevitable that the night was long and dreamy, and he replaced Pimenta, the female lawyer who was in charge of Haaland's transaction, which was a long overdue end to the transaction.
Not surprisingly, On Saturday, Dortmund's home game against Hertha Berlin will be Haaland's farewell match, and the 21-year-old Norwegian superstar will bid farewell to The Werazzurri fans and officially begin a one-year postponement of the journey to the top giants.
Earlier this year, the Times revealed that Raiola had negotiated a personal contract with Manchester City for £500,000 a week. Due to Raiola's sudden serious illness, the transaction was forced to be postponed indefinitely, resulting in Haaland's original plan to determine the future before the spring failed to materialize as scheduled. City's unexpected exit from the Champions League semi-finals, as well as Raiola's sudden death, hastened Haaland's trade in two ways. Although the Norwegian superstar himself has a good feeling for La Liga, Barca do not have enough funds to complete the deal, Real Madrid regard Mbappe as the first choice, and Haaland can only choose Manchester City, where his father once played.
Of course, City also paid a huge price for getting Haaland. In addition to paying a €75 million penalty, Manchester City also gave the Norwegian superstar's father a €30 million signing fee, and Raiola Brokerage will receive a commission of €40 million, which will bring Manchester City's spending on the transaction to 145 million euros. Haaland also receives the highest £500,000 a week in the Premier League: if bonuses are added, Haaland's annual income at Manchester City would reach £30 million (£18 million after tax). Although the well-known transfer expert Romano claimed that Manchester City actually paid less than 60 million euros in liquidated damages, and Haaland did not break Manchester City's existing salary structure, with a weekly salary comparable to De Bruyne (375,000 pounds), the British media generally believed that Manchester City had to pay a greater price to get Haaland.
Yesterday, the Belgian media "Le Derniere Heure (end time)" took the lead in disclosing that Haaland completed a physical examination at the Erasmus Hospital in Brussels, and the Manchester City team doctor accompanied and confirmed the results of the physical examination. Haaland's debut in the Manchester City shirt could be in the preseason game in Houston on July 21, when City will play against Mexican giants América.
With Haaland's transfer to soap opera coming to an end, City have finally finished the top centre-forwards guardiola has been looking forward to for two seasons. Although signing Haaland is expensive, it is better than being "slaughtered" by Tottenham chairman Levy. City's original top choice for the centre-forward position was Kane, but Spurs offered a sky-high price of £150 million (€180 million) that even the Abu Dhabi chief could not accept. Compared to Kane, who has no age advantage, Haaland is a more ideal choice. In addition to his astonishing efficiency (85 goals in 88 appearances for Borussia Dortmund), Haaland's father played for the Blues for three years as a player, who played a key role in brokering the deal.
Spain's Radio Serre said that Raiola's "greed" forced Real Madrid to abandon Haaland, and Manchester City was able to successfully sign the Norwegian superstar. Rayola wants Haaland's contract to set a penalty of 150 million euros from the second season so that Haaland can leave at any time. Real Madrid president Perez flatly refused, because the 150 million euros penalty is too low, and Manchester City and Paris can poach the future superstar at any time. After all, at Real Madrid, even centre-back Militan has a penalty clause of up to 1 billion euros.
The focus of the British media is: Is there such a clause in Haaland's 5-year contract with Manchester City?
Haaland's transfer will be the first fire lit by the European football market this summer. If Mbappe joins Real Madrid as he wishes, the two most expensive stars in the world will change the court, which will be the standard king-level transfer of Summer City. Compared with the Mbappe family, which is still in Madrid and Perez's stalemated portrait rights income, what promotes haaland's rapid transfer is not only the impact of Raiola's death, but also Dortmund's basic finalization of Haaland's successor.
Red Bull Salzburg's Adejemi will join the Bundesliga giants in the summer for around €38 million, exactly half of Haaland's transfer income. Dortmund need Haaland's revenue to complete the top scorer replacement as soon as possible, as well as to make up for the financial deficit. Dortmund had hoped to determine Haaland's whereabouts early in the year and lock in the deal early, but Raiola's serious illness caused the entire winter window to be wasted. This time, Dortmund's patience had reached its limit.
Born in Bayern academy, Adeyami is of mixed Nigerian and Romanian descent, and his market value has surged from €10 million to €35 million in just one year in 2021, and is considered to be the next "investment" that can bring great returns to Dortmund. Germany international agent Solomon said Adeymi's transfer was only signed by both sides. Borussia Dortmund are Manchester United, but Adejemi prefers to join the Bundesliga giants because they can play in the Champions League. However, in order to make it easier for Adeyemi to jump into the top giants in the future, there is no liquidated damages clause in his contract with Dortmund. Adeyami, who is only 20 years old this season, has scored 23 goals and assisted 8 times in 42 appearances for Red Bull Salzburg, including 3 goals and 2 assists in 8 Champions League games, which has attracted the attention of Dortmund.
With haaland joining, Brazil international goalscorer Jesus has no place at Manchester City. He will leave with midfield veteran Fernandinho, though City are also hoping to earn a transfer fee from Jesus and reduce the cost of signing Haaland. The Blue Moon Legion offers 60 million euros, but it can be reduced to 50 million euros. City also need to equip Haaland with competent substitutes. Guardiola does not want Jesus to leave, but the Brazil international does not want to lose the qualification for the World Cup in Qatar because of his substitute.