Erling Haaland

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OB1 said:
I'm not a Txiki knocker but he cocked up big time by not signing Haaland in January. We should have bought him even if we then had to loan him out for the rest of the season.

I hope we are now working on making him the guy we sign to replace Sergio when he leaves but that will be for stupid money. Hopefully, if we let the lad know we want him next, he will make us his destination of choice. Once a Blue...
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Has a release clause in Summer of 2021. Just as Aguero heads off to Argentina....

It was never an option for us to buy him this year. His development at Dortmund will be far better off now than him staying at RB.
 
Has Haaland actually said he wants to leave Dortmund? I've read about teams linked and his release clause but dont remember him saying he wants to leave? I mean, Dortmund keep their players, Sancho, halaand, hazard et al and add a few, shore up the defence and they have a great team. They'll fancy there chances in europe this year for sure so unless I've missed him saying he wants to leave which is more than likely I have, why would he?
 
tosh1 said:
Has Haaland actually said he wants to leave Dortmund? I've read about teams linked and his release clause but dont remember him saying he wants to leave? I mean, Dortmund keep their players, Sancho, halaand, hazard et al and add a few, shore up the defence and they have a great team. They'll fancy there chances in europe this year for sure so unless I've missed him saying he wants to leave which is more than likely I have, why would he?
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no he hasn't and wont say that ! His agent Mino Riola has already negotiated a release clause for summer 2021 which would be ideal time to get him in ( Hopefully this UEFA Ban nonsense would be resolved by then)
 
decmancity said:
Has a release clause in Summer of 2021. Just as Aguero heads off to Argentina....

It was never an option for us to buy him this year. His development at Dortmund will be far better off now than him staying at RB.
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Exactly he is getting invaluable experience right now.

would be the perfect replacement for Aguero albeit a different player.

Haaland is a specimen, very tall and very fast something that doesn’t come around often, we should go all in for him next summer.

the fact that he’s a City fan means he’s even more valuable for marketing purposes. Well finally have our own, “ it’s always been a dream to play for City” and we’ll have the pictures to prove it.

don’t care at all about his agent tbh
 
tosh1 said:
Has Haaland actually said he wants to leave Dortmund? I've read about teams linked and his release clause but dont remember him saying he wants to leave? I mean, Dortmund keep their players, Sancho, halaand, hazard et al and add a few, shore up the defence and they have a great team. They'll fancy there chances in europe this year for sure so unless I've missed him saying he wants to leave which is more than likely I have, why would he?
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He hasn't said he wants to leave but he did only agree to sign with a relatively low release clause set and it's quite rare for Dortmund to accept those terms. It has created an impression he already has one eye on his next move (though most players are probably like that really)
 
tosh1 said:
Has Haaland actually said he wants to leave Dortmund? I've read about teams linked and his release clause but dont remember him saying he wants to leave? I mean, Dortmund keep their players, Sancho, halaand, hazard et al and add a few, shore up the defence and they have a great team. They'll fancy there chances in europe this year for sure so unless I've missed him saying he wants to leave which is more than likely I have, why would he?
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They won't keep their players, they never do. Haaland will score 30+ next season and then he will pick his next move. Bayern will be serious competition as Lewandowski will be ageing and we all know their games. Madrid and Barca won't go for him I don't think. Could well just be Bayern v City.

His next move may well be his last, there is no reason Txiki couldn't convince him to bin Raiola and problem solved.
 
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Exactly he is getting invaluable experience right now.

would be the perfect replacement for Aguero albeit a different player.

Haaland is a specimen, very tall and very fast something that doesn’t come around often, we should go all in for him next summer.

the fact that he’s a City fan means he’s even more valuable for marketing purposes. Well finally have our own, “ it’s always been a dream to play for City” and we’ll have the pictures to prove it.

don’t care at all about his agent tbh
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Is he actually a City fan though? Or just because alf played for us?
 
There are pictures of him a couple pages back wearing our colours. I guess when he was growing up and his dad played for us, he would have an affinity for us but not sure hes a fan. No more than any top level player has a club as such. I know one thing, bias aside, if some twat from a club ended my dad's career just out of some snide retribution, not only would I not give them any oxygen, I'd go all out to explain why I wouldnt play for a club that has that as one of its values!
 
City have only signed 1 major Raiola client, that was Balotelli back in August 2010. I wouldn't hold my breath on this one, clearly the club are avoidng Raiola like barge pole.

The reason most likely being, outrageous commission fees and the fact that after 3-4 years Haaland would be on the move for Raiolas next big cut.

City clearly value commitment, so it doesnt really fit.
 
Looking the real deal more and more. Only way he'll come to us is if he drives it, instructs his agents to make it happen, and we want him.

The value of a happy and contented player, and agent, to our club is as valuable as what they contribute during a match. Our approach to team bonding, relies of willingness to put in a shift for each other. A stirring agent is a major issue for us.

Never say never, but unlikely.

That said, not sure he'd fancy trafford after one of their 'legends' ended his dad's career because he couldn't hack being the failed hard man that managed to hurt himself rather than his opponent.
 
For me, It looks like a straight shoot out between halaand and werner, given the choice I'm afraid I cant look past werner. It looks like he's liverpool bound though so are we settling for the best of the rest or is Halaand the better prospect? I don't watch enough Bundesliga I'm afraid but werner looks like the more rounded player and from what I've seen is prepared to put in the hard yards? I'm not saying this is the case, watch the wrong highlight reel and anyone looks like a world beater, just be interested on the view from supporters who know having seen more of them?
 
MeatHunterrr said:
City have only signed 1 major Raiola client, that was Balotelli back in August 2010. I wouldn't hold my breath on this one, clearly the club are avoidng Raiola like barge pole.

The reason most likely being, outrageous commission fees and the fact that after 3-4 years Haaland would be on the move for Raiolas next big cut.

City clearly value commitment, so it doesnt really fit.
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Raiola was banned from Etihad while Balotelli was at City. Definitely wouldn't hold my breath too.
 
Sometimes it's easy to say that we should have signed someone with hindsight, but to be fair, everyone was saying we should sign him when he went to Dortmund. Although maybe it was his choice to go somewhere where he knew he'd get into the team straight away, and fair play, it's been the right call for him. Still irritating knowing that even if we do sign him, we'll be paying more than double what we could have a few months ago.
 
Is he good off the ball and other than in front of goal? Never seen him play, so not idea if Pe would like him
 
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