Erling Haaland completes move to Man City
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland has come residence.
The Norway striker finalized his transfer to Manchester Metropolis from Borussia Dortmund for 60 million euros ($63 million) on Monday to seal his return to England, the nation of his start.
His father, Alf-Inge, performed for Metropolis within the Premier League from 2000-03 and Erling supported the membership as a child. He has posted on social media footage of himself carrying a Metropolis jersey as a younger boy.
“This can be a proud day for me and my household. I’ve at all times watched Metropolis and have cherished doing so in current seasons,” Haaland stated. “You possibly can’t assist however admire their model of play — it’s thrilling — and so they create numerous possibilities, which is ideal for a participant like me.”
Haaland, thought to be one of many world’s prime younger gamers together with Kylian Mbappe, is becoming a member of on a five-year deal. Metropolis activated the discharge clause in Haaland’s Dortmund contract and appears to be getting a famous person on a budget.
“Now we have been monitoring Erling for a number of years now, so we’re delighted to carry him right here to Manchester Metropolis,” stated Txiki Begiristain, the membership’s director of soccer.
“He is a big expertise and has been top-of-the-line strikers in Europe over the previous few seasons. His goalscoring document is phenomenal and his performances at Borussia Dortmund and within the Champions League particularly have proved he can succeed on the highest degree. Erling has every thing we wish in a striker, and we’re sure he’ll excel on this squad and this method.”
Haaland has scored 20 objectives in 21 appearances for Norway and netted 86 objectives in 89 video games in two and a half seasons with Dortmund. Earlier than that, he was at Molde in Norway and Salzburg in Austria.
He’s becoming a member of the English champions and can look to information Pep Guardiola’s workforce to the Champions League title for the primary time subsequent season.
“There are such a lot of world-class gamers on this squad and Pep is likely one of the biggest managers of all time, so I imagine I’m in the proper place to fulfil my ambitions,” he stated. “I wish to rating objectives, win trophies, and enhance as a footballer and I’m assured I can do this right here. This can be a nice transfer for me, and I can’t wait to get began in pre-season.”
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