Welcome Erling Haaland | Signing confirmed on a 5 year deal

[MCFC1993]

Even if it's true, no point really worrying. Players have a habit of falling in love with City.

Plus if we ever lost him, we'd replace him with another world class player.

 

[Vienna_70]

Is the correct answer, we are the top of the tree and a stepping stone for no ****

I remember NdJ saying that we were a stepping stone for him.

It turned out we weren’t.

At least, not in the way he inferred.

 

[plebhead8]

I remember NdJ saying that we were a stepping stone for him.

It turned out we weren’t.

At least, not in the way he inferred.

Even David Silva said he didn't expect to stay when he joined

 

[Vienna_70]

After 2 years isn’t it apparently?

He’s not even joined yet and the media moves the narrative onto when he’ll leave, lol

That’s even quicker than the stories about Sergio leaving for Réal Madrid first surfaced.

 

[ProofMCFC]

Hahaha city have the 5 highest goal scoring seasons of all time in English football

 

[Gumzy97]

Put it in the transfer thread, but ignore this clown. Says he's a neutral fan but has a tendancy to favour Bayern. Put out smear pieces about Leipzig. Does not like Pep. Has a weird annoyance towards us and PSG.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

After 2 years isn’t it apparently?

He’s not even joined yet and the media moves the narrative onto when he’ll leave, lol

Either way it'll be far too soon for him to go.

 

[JustAnotherCityFan]

Tolmie said City wanted him to sign for 6 years originally but settled on 5. So I can't imagine we've gone from wanting a 6 year contract to accepting having a release clause kick in after 2 years.

 

[domalino]

The media and opposition fans planning someone’s exit from City before they even arrive has coincided with every major step up this club has made.

It happened with Aguero

It happened with Pep.

It’s happening with Haaland.

The real question is just how far can we step up from here? I’ve heard a lot of people bending over backwards to justify why it’s not as simple as plugging possibly the best finisher in football into the side that creates 4 chances for every goal but none of them have convinced me.

Is 100 points going to be the new standard? 138 goals is the record in a top flight season. Invincibles? Quadruple?

No one actually knows where the ceiling on this is, that’s partly why they’re so desperate to convince themselves it won’t work, and if it does it’s only 2 years, and if it’s not then Pep will leave in 2025.

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

If true, clause could be to give him options in case he needs them if Pep leaves at that point.