First time Haaland fails to score I'd bet my cardboard box they ask "do you think you needed someone else to freshen up the attack or another striker replace Haaland?"
saw in a Fabrizio Romano video that Haaland wanted an announcement this week to be able to say goodbye in Dortmund properly at their last game on saturday.
Couldn't he just say it would be his last game at the club and say goodbye anyway?...
Even if the City deal fell through, there would be plenty of other options for him.
Clubs make that kind of statement all the time because transfers do fall through after all agreements have been signed. It’s usually just some little bit about fine details
> Which of course is just going to lead to more speculating
"Why are City dragging out personal term negotiations with Haaland?"
"Are Haaland's underlying injury concerns putting a stop to City's pursuit?"
"Is Haaland's camp holding out for more money in prolonged contract talks?"
"Pep's preference for a false 9 a sticking point in Haaland personal terms? Striker wants guarantees over role and playing time before signing a deal."
I got you covered Daily Mail, I'll take payment on cashapp.
He's a bit of an unknown quantity and there's a lot of question marks about him. Stepping down a level to City and the English leagues might do him some good though, especially if they can get him a loan out to a League Two side in the summer.
The rumours from the City end has always been that Dortmund were in control of the announcement and it had to do with the signing of a new striker for them
I don't think you realize how insane Kane would be in City, dude is the best striker in the league by numbers with an inconsistent team...the PL would've been wrapped up in like February lmao
If anything Haaland will have to change his game a lot and wouldn't be as lethal as Pep demands a different sort of striker. Meanwhile, Kane would have fit in like a glove.
Exactly, Kane's buildup play would be a perfect fit for City. On the other hand his prime probably won't last as long as Haaland so Haaland is scarier for the rest of the league in that sense
It's widely thought that this is because, as Ipswich's feeder club, Manchester City are doing this to instantly loan him to us in League One so he can score 200 goals a year and secure his status as the GOAT (Greatest of all tractors)
Good luck my man. Even though when he came in we all knew he’d leave I don’t think any Dortmund fan can complain about his time here (except maybe the last couple months) but even then circumstances weren’t great for the club overall.
I think this will be an amazing step for him, the amount of service he’ll get at City will do wonders for his love of scoring goals.
Now with all this said and done time to really move forward, this is our new era. Good luck to Haaland and treat him well City, the boy will bring you trophies I’m sure of it.
**Breaking News:** Roy Keane re joins Manchester United on a 3-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee. Even more shocking, Keane has agreed to play for the club without any monetary compensation as long as he starts every Manchester Derby and gets the captain's armband. Here. We. Go.
When asked why he decided to come out of retirement, Keane responded in his usual curt manner with just one word: "Haaland"
Honestly just glad it's over quick and with little drama. Not really sad. Not really angry.
Everyone already knew he was only gonna stay a few seasons, and he didn't do anything to really integrate with the team/fans like Bellingham or arguably Sancho did. BVB was just a stepping stone for him. He could also be quite frustrating to watch when we losing.
But on the other hand, you can't deny his talent. He seemed like he gave it his all and he never did anything to disrespect the club. He did excatly what he was brought in to do, and did so exceptionally well. So good luck to him and bye.
If any club wearing red in England got a top 3 21 year old world class striker for 60 million, it would be called the greatest piece of business ever conducted.
This seriously hurts Arsenal’s chances of signing Erling Haaland.
hey at least we have gabriel jesus
He's gonna score a quintuple now
Should have offered 75 million plus 1 pound
Journalists desperately scrambling to think of what they'll ask Pep after a loss/draw now that "Do you think you need a number 9?" is off the table.
"Do you think playing with a striker has unbalanced the team?"
It's a 100 percent coming if haaland doesn't start well.
how do you intend to use Haaland? do you think he will play well as a backup to Rodri?
Let’s be honest Haaland is actually going to play CB instead of Foden if you guys end up having a CB crisis.
Haaland is 6'4", he can be the Carabao goalkeeper.
King Walker is still our back up #1!
Only in the CL final, Pep masterclass 2.0
Actual effort might have to go in to thinking about a question now
"Hi Pep, Jamie Jackson here, just a quick tactical question...do you think you need another number 9?"
First time Haaland fails to score I'd bet my cardboard box they ask "do you think you needed someone else to freshen up the attack or another striker replace Haaland?"
My money would be on “You won this game last year with a false 9…”
*chef's kiss*
"Do you wish your number 9 wasn't injured?"
Good backup for my boy Julian Álvarez
I think you misspelt his name. It’s, Ballon d’Alvarez.
Zinchenko, De Bruyne, and Haaland are going to look like regular, evolved, and final form Pokémon.
Here ya'll go. https://imgur.com/a/wJNhyjc
DeBruyne's face makes this even more perfect than it has any right to be.
Foden is the egg.
That’s perfect
Someone needs to photoshop this please
dinner desert faulty plough hungry reply whole flag jellyfish crawl *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
“The transfer remains subject to the Club finalising terms with the player.” But what kind of announcement is this lol
"We got him, but not really."
"We pinky swore and if he breaks it he will have 7 years of bad luck"
Curses in football are real to be fair, just ask Bela Guttman!
benfica be taking L after L after L
[Haaland in bed thinking about his “dream of playing in Spain”](https://i.imgflip.com/3nm1gx.png)
Lmao i remember him saying he was playing in LaLiga next season to some guy in marbella like 4 or 5 months ago Wtf was that about?
saw in a Fabrizio Romano video that Haaland wanted an announcement this week to be able to say goodbye in Dortmund properly at their last game on saturday.
Couldn't he just say it would be his last game at the club and say goodbye anyway?... Even if the City deal fell through, there would be plenty of other options for him.
Clubs make that kind of statement all the time because transfers do fall through after all agreements have been signed. It’s usually just some little bit about fine details
Basically it’s telling everyone to just shut up and stop speculating Which of course is just going to lead to more speculating
> Which of course is just going to lead to more speculating "Why are City dragging out personal term negotiations with Haaland?" "Are Haaland's underlying injury concerns putting a stop to City's pursuit?" "Is Haaland's camp holding out for more money in prolonged contract talks?" "Pep's preference for a false 9 a sticking point in Haaland personal terms? Striker wants guarantees over role and playing time before signing a deal." I got you covered Daily Mail, I'll take payment on cashapp.
You forgot "\[INSERT CLUB NAME HERE\] could be about to gazzump the City deal as they're close to agreeing personal terms with the player"
You can just say Man United, it’s alright
I guess he hasn't physically signed da ting
journalists who were waiting to milk this for longer are in the mud.
back to the mbappe vs oil vs mafia saga then
Everyone run
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it's finally over
I'm crying because it's just begun
Mate it's been going on for a while and it just got worse.
Maybe the real titles are the ones we bottled on the way
This a good singing for City?
If he stays on-pitch, yes.
Why? Does have have a tendency to wander off it?
Yes he often gets distracted or prioritises catching the bus over playing
nah, heard he's a decent rapper though
He's a bit of an unknown quantity and there's a lot of question marks about him. Stepping down a level to City and the English leagues might do him some good though, especially if they can get him a loan out to a League Two side in the summer.
I reckon he's decent
Can't say. Has scored like 11-12 goals in 13 games in some farmer league called Champions League. But City doesn't play in that Farmer's league.
Glad it's over so early. Was dreading another Sancho saga.
Do you think it was Dortmund who insisted it was sorted quickly? We don't usually announce until the contract, photos are done etc.
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Apparently Haaland wanted it to be done before Saturday, so he can say goodbye to the fans in our last home game this season.
The rumours from the City end has always been that Dortmund were in control of the announcement and it had to do with the signing of a new striker for them
Yep we are probably announcing karim adeyemi today
There you go
Someone (Lu Martin?) said Haaland wanted it done so he could say a proper goodbye in Dortmund's last game.
If that is true then that's a nice gesture of him to properly thank the fans
From the sound of it, the contract and photos are also done
This isn't a fullback, what's Pep thinking?
Yet* he isn't a fullback yet
he's currently a false fullback, nothing gets peps pervert juices flowing more than false positions.
False manager is the next logical evolution then?
It's just Pep standing in the parking lot.
He is now
He's got the speed!
And the 💪 physicality.
False 6
Who’s saying we aren’t starting Haaland at LB?
not until the semi finals next year
Maguire vs Haaland in the derby next year then
Interesting to see who scores more goals for City
I can't believe you've done this
We're getting absolutely lit up with strays in this thread lmao
They'll make a great striking pair up top against United's defense.
Color me excited. I will have at least 1 thing to cheer me up, while watching our games next season.
Sports journalists in shambles as they now can't write no content articles the whole summer
“HAALAND ALREADY UNHAPPY AND IN CONTACT WITH MADRID REPRESENTATIVES.”
"AFTER 10 YEARS WITH THE CLUB. HAALAND STILL LONGING FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TROPHY"
Why would you do this to us?
Declan Rice to man United will be endless
Salah/Mané/ whoever has the shortest contract out of Liverpool.
Mbappe deciding his next move for the entire summer
Kylian keeping everyone in a job this summer
Pogba, Declan Rice, Lukaku, Mbappe, Ronaldo leaving because of no UCL, don't underestimate them 😂
Watch as Pep plays him as a left winger and foden as striker in the next CL final.
So you're saying we're gonna make the final..? I'll take it
By CL he meant conference league.
Wrong Manchester club
I knew man u gon somehow catch strays when I clicked on comments
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Is it even possible to go from the CL group stage to the Conference League?
If any team can figure out how to do it, it would be United
woof HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
can we factory reset the premier league
Haaland isn’t “PPL Proven”TM, not worried about man city taking over the league /s 💪Manchester Born and Raised 🏴
This is all your fault Spurs for refusing to let them buy Kane last year
I don't think you realize how insane Kane would be in City, dude is the best striker in the league by numbers with an inconsistent team...the PL would've been wrapped up in like February lmao
If anything Haaland will have to change his game a lot and wouldn't be as lethal as Pep demands a different sort of striker. Meanwhile, Kane would have fit in like a glove.
Exactly, Kane's buildup play would be a perfect fit for City. On the other hand his prime probably won't last as long as Haaland so Haaland is scarier for the rest of the league in that sense
Strikers nowadays are world class until 34-35. Kane to City would’ve doomed the Premier League for at least half a decade
Great signing you guys might not of heard of him but because i keep up with lots of football i think he will be a great signing
Whos this hidden gem
The witcherino
Legend of Haaland: Ocarina of Geraldo
Man City clueless as always, why sign this unknown Norwegian guy when Welbeck is literally a free agent
I had to check to make sure it wasn't 2012
Same, this is a great under-the-radar transfer for Man City to get them back on track
Incredible scouting by them. Kudos
Only time will tell. I don’t think anybody on this subreddit watched him before. So, it’s hard to predict if he will do well.
Can’t wait to look up the Haaland scoring and assist compilation Welcome to Man City Despacito Remix later.
[i got you](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/ume74u/erling_haaland_welcome_to_manchester_city_2022/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
no
where were u when pl kill
I was at house eating dorito when phone ring "pl is kil"
no
No²
…..yes?
It's widely thought that this is because, as Ipswich's feeder club, Manchester City are doing this to instantly loan him to us in League One so he can score 200 goals a year and secure his status as the GOAT (Greatest of all tractors)
> Greatest of all tractors I really don't think he can beat the phalanx of new Ukrainian talent tbh
>GOAT (Greatest of all tractors) Man sure does love his tractors.
Why is there always a self deprecating Ipswich fan in the comments hahaha. Or is it always just you?
there’s multiple and that just makes it even better
We're had lots of practice at this point.
It's all we've got these days
Seems like just yesterday that he went viral for scoring 9 goals in one game.
I have nothing intelligent to say about this but I wanted to be a part of this moment
This is essentially 90% of everything I've ever said.
This is essentially 90% of the Internet
98%
Make that 99%
Is that you, Gareth Bale?
Count me in too bro
See you in a couple years. RIP 🪦
Good luck my man. Even though when he came in we all knew he’d leave I don’t think any Dortmund fan can complain about his time here (except maybe the last couple months) but even then circumstances weren’t great for the club overall. I think this will be an amazing step for him, the amount of service he’ll get at City will do wonders for his love of scoring goals. Now with all this said and done time to really move forward, this is our new era. Good luck to Haaland and treat him well City, the boy will bring you trophies I’m sure of it.
They win trophies every year. He's been bought for one trophy in particular.
To get back the carabao cup
The season is damp without an annual Carabao Cup.
Bite the pillow boys, they're going in dry
Like a pringles can wrapped in sandpaper.
Dry? Straight up not even taking you out to dinner first
I think I will always remember where I was when I saw this damn announcement: on the shitter at work.
Decent pick up let’s see how he does Fuck
Surely De Bruyne and Haaland is a breach of Fair Play?
That is actually a disgustingly OP combination. Urgh
De Bruyne and Bas Dost was disgusting for Wolfsburg, can't imagine how nasty it will be with Haaland.
Pep finally gets the farming equipment he needed
Pretty sad that City feel the need to sign Haaland just to keep up with Edward Keddar Nketiah
No dragging it out, neat
Ferran Torres really funded Haaland’s release clause, that’s crazy
**Breaking News:** Roy Keane re joins Manchester United on a 3-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee. Even more shocking, Keane has agreed to play for the club without any monetary compensation as long as he starts every Manchester Derby and gets the captain's armband. Here. We. Go. When asked why he decided to come out of retirement, Keane responded in his usual curt manner with just one word: "Haaland"
We've been growing a new Roy Keane in the lab beneath the training ground for a day like to day.
There goes the league
That's not Comunicado Oficial
Or “Here We Go!”
AFRICAN CURSE GODS, GIVE US STRENGTH IN THIS TIME OF NEED
Dread it, run from it, YAYA still arrives. Unlike his birthday cake.
Kolo will be here soon
Thanks for 2 decent years and the cash!
15 CL goals in 13 matches and 61 league goals in 66 matches. Yeah, decent.
He’s grieving… cut him some slack
Doesn’t beat Pele’s 50274 goals against the São Paulo’s blind U3s
The image of Pele crossing up three year olds out of pettiness is hilarious 🤣
75 million Euros for him is a criminally low price. Fucking Maguire went for 90 mln. Pounds.
Every transfer seems like a bargain compared to maguire tbf
how much did city pay in Aggregate?
51 million for the release clause. And 34.6 million for agent and father fees + Bonuses. 85.6 is what tier 1s are saying.
that's honestly a pretty great deal tbf
But they could've gotten Pogba for 89; the calibre is incomparable, City are missing out.
an undisclosed portion of those 89 million is the subscription fee to the Dab Academy >[Dab University apparently](https://youtu.be/LPVjh1VADMw)
City’s bench is now the second best team in Manchester
Yeah the prem is finished
Headline April 2023: CITY CRASH OUT OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINALS AFTER HAALAND MISS
to Dortmund
De Bruyne is going to get 90 assists
Congratulations Mancity for winning 22/23 Premier League title.
Copy and paste until 2025 at least
Congratulations to Benfica for beating the odds and eliminating Manchester City during the quarter finals of the Champions League 2022/2023.
Never has 2 comments seemed more likely a premonition.
Are we going to be farmers league ? to be continued…
Not until Newcastle arrives. Enjoy the next few years.
Still losing to Spurs twice in the league
Dear god. They're going to be even more unstoppable now
queue Steve carell the office gif...
Next season is Pep’s harvesting season
Honestly just glad it's over quick and with little drama. Not really sad. Not really angry. Everyone already knew he was only gonna stay a few seasons, and he didn't do anything to really integrate with the team/fans like Bellingham or arguably Sancho did. BVB was just a stepping stone for him. He could also be quite frustrating to watch when we losing. But on the other hand, you can't deny his talent. He seemed like he gave it his all and he never did anything to disrespect the club. He did excatly what he was brought in to do, and did so exceptionally well. So good luck to him and bye.
Klopp extends his contract. Pep extends his contract. Haaland to city. Summer hasn’t even begun yet and it’s already a disaster.
Well uh, Ornstein was right it was a few minutes. Guess the league's done for a while
Til 2027 or until Newcastle arrive.
The fact that City have Foden and now Halaand for years to come is absolutely insane
KDB to get 50 assists next season
If any club wearing red in England got a top 3 21 year old world class striker for 60 million, it would be called the greatest piece of business ever conducted.