Manchester City may not be sitting atop the Premier League table as play resumes this weekend in the top flight of English football after the latest international break, but Pep Guardiola’s champions can still sleep soundly every night after the blue half of Manchester won the ability to boast Erling Haaland as one of their own. Haaland has already found the back of the net eleven times in just seven Premier League outings for his new employers while also chiming in three times in the Champions League and has proven himself to be virtually unstoppable in the early doors of his City career. An intricate points system was behind Erling Haaland's decision to sign for Manchester City, who are understood to have edged out Real Madrid. By the end of February, seven clubs were in the running to sign the Borussia Dortmund man. Other potential suitors that could be postulated undoubtedly included Bayern Munich given the contract situation with Robert Lewandowski that ultimately saw the all-time leading scorer for Poland and Bayern icon leave for Barcelona.

Source: The Times September 30, 2022 02:46 UTC