Not long ago, there were many English media reports that Manchester City will join the competition with Real Madrid against Mbappe, they said that Mansour has issued a death order for the team, asking them to sign the French star during this winter break This summer, Manchester City has missed Harry Kane, and the team is also in a strange circle of attacking disadvantages. This season, City's performances in the downwind round have been very impressive, with 5-0 wins over Norwich and Arsenal showing their strong ability to abuse dishes. However, against Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City and Southampton, Manchester City scored a total of one goal, which was extremely inefficient. Mansour wants to sign Mbappe this time, mostly to give Guardiola one last chance------ after getting the French star, if Manchester City still can't win the Champions League, then espanyol's trip to the Etihad Stadium should come to an end.
However, after beating Chelsea 1-0, the transfer object also quietly changed. According to the English reporter, City's chase for Mbappe is just a smoke bomb, and their real target will be Haaland of Dortmund in the Bundesliga. The Norwegian player has been in very good form this season, scoring a record of 7 goals and 3 assists in 5 appearances, and the performance of making two goals per game has also made many giants look up to him. In order to get this player, Manchester City has also made a multi-faceted plan, and the rumors of Mbappe are just one part of it, and they hope to reduce the media attention to their pursuit of Haaland through this. If Haaland can be obtained during the winter break, Manchester City are willing to pay Dortmund a transfer fee of around 150 million euros, which is a rather attractive offer. You know, Haaland and Dortmund's liquidated damages will be reduced to 75 million euros next summer, and the price of selling him doubled in the early half of the season, which is indeed a good deal for Dortmund.
In fact, it is indeed a player like Haaland that City needs more than Mbappe. Therefore, the British media exposed Mansour's desire to sign Mbappe at any cost, which is basically a smoke bomb. First of all, the Norwegian is a pure centre-forward, while Mbappe prefers the position on the flanks. At Manchester City, There is also England star Sterling in a similar position to Kylian Mbappe, while Haalander's type of player is not available. Although Guardiola does not like to use the center forward too much, it has to be admitted that when Aguero was still in Manchester City, as long as he was in good physical condition and could obey Guardiola's arrangement, then he would become the main player of Manchester City.
Secondly, Mbappe's own wishes have deterred City. Kylian Mbappe himself is a Real Madrid fan, and his biggest wish to leave Paris Saint-Germain is only to land at the Bernabeu. In this case, Manchester City may still be difficult to compete with Real Madrid, after all, Mbappe gave up the world's highest-paid contract extension given by Paris Saint-Germain for the sake of his dream. Haaland is different, as long as he is willing to give enough salary and signing fees, Haaland will not mind which team he will eventually join Manchester United, Manchester City or Real Madrid.
However, Manchester City hope to complete the transfer operation during the winter break, but Neither Dortmund nor Haaland are willing to complete the transfer at this time. Dortmund, for their best-chance bundesliga title season, have had a perfect start to the season thanks to Haaland's excellent start to the season and are now only four points behind Bayern Munich at the top of the table. If Haaland leaves during the winter break, their battle for the title has largely failed. On Haaland's side, this year is also his most promising year to win the Bundesliga Golden Boot, and he has never touched this honor before due to Levan's presence. There is no doubt that if he can get a Golden Boot award, then his value will also rise, and the contract he will get next will be richer. That said, if City want to take Haaland during the winter break, they may have to pay a higher price than signing him next summer.