Erling Haaland

[GaudinoMotors]

Fair point. I'll still be amazed though, if he ends up at us, rather than Madrid or PSG.

I'd be astounded.

 

[Mazimee]

Just think the club will activate the release clause in January. Dortmund really can't do anything.

Is it true the release clause can't be activated until July?

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Weren't we wetting our pants in a similar fashion about Kane?

Not me! You can check

 

[gorton guvnor]

In the cold light of day when you sit back and weigh up our window this could play out in January. Madrid are obviously balls deep for mbappe. Barcelona skint. Chelsea sorted with lukaku. That shower of shite think they are sorted with the second coming of **** face. PSG hanging onto mbappe for another season helps too. If it can be done in January I think/hope we can get it done. Maybe this was why we didn’t go all in on Kane?

 

[Gumzy97]

Is it true the release clause can't be activated until July?

Apparently January.

 

[Cobwebcat]

that isn’t typically how buyout clauses work. Anybody willing to pay the buyout clause can discuss and agree terms with the player and the selling club has to accept that deal.

the only reason a club would offer more than the buyout would be if they needed the selling club to agree to something like spreading payments over 5 years, or accepting some of it as performance related cluases etc

there can’t be a bidding war between clubs on the players price. Only on his personal terms and payments to agents etc

Fair enough that makes sense

 

[Dobsy]

If we got him it would be amazing but as per the other sagas we've had over the years with big glamour names, we've just never been able to pull it off.

People mention KDB as a counter to this but when we signed him he wasn't in the tier that Haaland is.

I hope but don't expect. It's the hope that kills you.

 

[Gumzy97]

My opinion is we activate the clause. Haaland signs stays here for 4 to 5 years then goes Madrid or Barca. He’s said he would like to play in different leagues. So Prem, Seri a , La liga. We would be his premier league club in his career.

 

[Mancity0303]

My opinion is we activate the clause. Haaland signs stays here for 4 to 5 years then goes Madrid or Barca. He’s said he would like to play in different leagues. So Prem, Seri a , La liga. We would be his premier league club in his career.

Sell him for £300m in 5 years ;)

 

[Gumzy97]

If we got him it would be amazing but as per the other sagas we've had over the years with big glamour names, we've just never been able to pull it off.

People mention KDB as a counter to this but when we signed him he wasn't in the tier that Haaland is.

I hope but don't expect. It's the hope that kills you.

Diffference is this isn’t a saga , It’s as simple as agreeing contract with Haaland. Pay Mino his fee. Activate clause done. It’s like Rodri, he had a clause we activated it he signed. We just had to agree everything with the player. I don’t think city will cower away from signing Haaland, he’s a young prospect unlike Kane.