I'm interested to understand your rationale to see why he'd wait to see Mbappe's actions. You think he'll aim to link up with him?
Yeah can’t imagine he would want to go to PSG. Would be an incredible waste.
All true, but we’ve actually managed alright with the defenders we have. Defending corner kicks is still an ongoing worry though.
No not linking up. I meant that if Madrid cant afford Mbappe transfer this summer and Mbappe signs a new deal with PSG. That presents an opportunity for Haaland to go to Madrid. If thats where he wants to go.
I can see how you and other feel that, but the question is if it is just a feeling or reality?
Some reports today in tabloids suggest £100m offer from city and 400k a week wages. If that was the case, no-one else is gonna compete with that offer in this climate.
It makes me happy that Cavani went out of his way to actively not get involved in those ignominious celebrations. Bunch of wankers. Gutted they went through and we didn't.
Presumably a 5 year contract?... so 20m a year or around 400k a week and I think aguero is on about 250k a week so an extra 150k... 550k a week for them
I can see City going after either him or Kane. Hopefully the latter, partly so we can have a run at Haaland - but also because you just know they’ll do some cringey announcement tweet with #Cityzen Kane or something and the memes would be amazing.
Did he? That’s cool of him. How did you find this out? He’s such a classy feck.
He wasn't in the team photo where they all mimicked his celebration and he wasn't dancing or singing in Mbappe's video in the changing room either as they did the celebration again (touchy cnuts), he was stood there watching on with his hands on his hips. He also physically picked Neymar up when he was doing the celebration immediately after he scored. He's a good egg is our Edi.
Yeah we have to show an ability to compete on both of those levels to be in the running for him
That’s it IMO. Dortmund is his stepping stone he has proved that he is ready for the step up to the top level already and will want to go to a team winning titles and challenging for CL’s. We are going in the right direction but not at that level yet.
“PSG and City laugh from a distance”
Exactly. Don’t know anyone can say that when they have owners that are billionaires that don’t care about profit right now
I tell myself that Pep doesn't deal with Raiola. But I suspect Haaland would notch 30-40 goals for City per season.
People are acting as if his dead relatives were insulted and Haaland has been bullied; it was a harmless jab that everybody but Haaland cared about. From all reports, Haaland is a big fan of Mbappe, even post-CL clash and considers him a reference for what he's done in the game already. I could even see the two of them playing together and thriving, although I'd much rather they stay apart and compete for the highest individual and collective honors. I tend to agree though that Mbappe is the big domino that's going to set the landscape for a lot of these moves for the young stars.
Does he? Because right now with the two of them they are 6th in the league. If Sancho goes, and they don't land the next big star in the making like they've consistently done these past few years, Haaland or not the CL may not be guaranteed. I'd think long and hard if I were Dortmund about the potential profit that can be made by selling Haaland prior to the release clause activation if their performances don't change this season.
City havent even come close to it yet.
Odd that he’s in a team that play fluid attacking football.
Yeah with Jadon Sancho. Not 2 strikers playing beside him.
Haaland > Sancho. Diallo is our RW by the end of this season anyway.
Such certainty on an unproven player. I hope you're right, but there's zero guarantees he comes good. At least with Sancho, you know you're going to get production at the professional level.
Not certainty at all. Only hope and belief. But if we’re spending 100m on a player, I’d choose Haaland over Sancho every day of the week.
Said with zero knowledge.
