Luis Edu
After the dramatic defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals, Manchester City made a major coup with the signing of Erling Haaland for the upcoming season of European soccer.
The arrival of the Norwegian striker to the Premier League will be made official in the coming days, and in this piece, we will examine this high-impact transfer that will undoubtedly prompt other great teams to seek reinforcements.
To begin with, we’re discussing a player that mixes strength and speed, a combination with which he has dominated the Bundesliga while wearing the Borussia Dortmund jersey. In fact, he has 21 goals and eight assists in 23 appearances in the current German league season. And regarding his performance in the Champions League, the 1.94 m tall man scored 3 goals in 3 games.
After reviewing his numbers in the 2021/22 season of European soccer, it is clear that we are in the presence of a star who, beyond the goals he can score, is capable of contributing to other players getting the ball into the back of the net.
The aforementioned is extremely important, because we are talking about a Manchester City team that has many offensive stars in its ranks who have to be “generous” when looking for the opponent’s goal. In addition, as a team with aspirations to win as many titles as possible, Haaland will have to adapt to Pep Guardiola’s rotations in order to keep key players healthy for key league and Champions League clashes.
The English team has one of the best squads in the world with Kevin De Bruyne at the helm, and the arrival of Haaland will simply boost the offensive deployment of a team that has scored 68 goals in 35 Premier League games, or almost 2 goals per game. However, I don’t think that the Nordic striker will be enough for the “Citizens” to win the Champions League, as it takes much more than “ball possession” to win the trophy.
Finally, Pep Guardiola is one of the best coaches in the world, but he has an outstanding debt at Manchester City, which is to be able to get his stars to bring out the necessary grit to win the most important club tournament in the world. Let’s hope that Haaland can help the Spaniard coach win the Champions League for the first time since his glory days with Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona.
What will Erling Haaland’s contract with Manchester City be like?
According to Sport, Haaland will sign a €70 million agreement with City, which does not include performance bonuses. More specifically, he would earn about 1.2 million euros per month.
This is well-deserved money for one of the players that represents the present and future of international soccer, and who has the privilege of being in the sights of two of La Liga’s biggest clubs: Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
