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Manchester City have revealed that Erling Haaland will sign them in the summer after promising to pay the release clause of the Borussia Dortmund forward.
Erling had long been anticipated to depart Dortmund in the summer, with the £64 million contract expiring at the end of this season.
The Norwegian had been deeply connected with Real Madrid, PSG, and, of course, Manchester City, and the Premier League team has won the fight, if not by much.
It was claimed earlier this week that the Bundesliga club had given their superstar player some time off to finalise the transfer, and he is thought to have had his checkup on Monday.
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The 21-year-old striker is thought to have agreed to a 5 years contract for £350,000 per week plus substantial bonuses.
In the aftermath of Sergio Aguero's exit, City were anxious to add a striker to their team last summer, but Pep Guardiola was only interested in Harry Kane.
They had won the league title instead of having the Argentine playing extensively, with Guardiola typically playing with a false nine owing to Aguero's lack of form and health.
However, they were unable to get the Tottenham Hotspur forward, rather spending a club record £100 million to recruit Aston Villa's Jack Grealish.
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After failing to acquire Kane, the English champions set their sights to Haaland, however the Norwegian apparently preferred a move to Real.
The Spanish champions' efforts to get Kylian Mbappe may have finished their prospects of capturing the former Red Bull Salzburg forward, but the Frenchman may still be available.
Haaland's form since joining Dortmund has proven that he has had no trouble adjusting to life in the Bundesliga after transferring from Salzburg 2 and a half years earlier.
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The Leeds-born player has 85 scores in 88 games for the German club, while his career total for all teams is 154 goals in 199 matches.
He's also made 15 goals in 13 European games for Dortmund, that's where City may truly need his scores if they continue to lose out on continental victory, and his cool hitting could have finished the tie versus Real Madrid in the first leg.
Alf-Inge Haaland, the player's father, played for City for 3 years, from 2000 to 2003, prior retiring due to a knee injury.
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