It's more an educated guess my response to you, as I simply don't know what has/hasn't happened at the Haaland end.
I wrote yesterday that the Kane deal is the easiest one to conclude because he wants it and City don't want to be messed around by Dortmund or Haaland.
There is enough to suggest that Kane is in the works and there has been contact going back a while.
I did post Kane interest last summer but when I heard Messi had said he was coming, that seemed to be the end of that.
City have always preferred the less glamorous statement signing, but Haaland appeared to be the one which would break our MO, both on price and global profile.
His people and Dortmund now know we have options and while Kane is one of the very best strikers in world football, his lack of charisma doesn't elevate him above Haaland for a certain fan.