Transfer talks around Erling Haaland feel predictable now. With 19 goals in 15 games this season, the Norwegian is surely among the elite strikers in Europe right now.
Also, he has 99 Premier League strikes from just 108 appearances. These numbers will make the noise impossible to silence.
However, this time the interest comes with an awkward past. It comes from a club that once celebrated at his expense.
They decide to dance in front of cameras to imitate him and turn his biggest Champions League moment into a joke.
Meanwhile, Haaland moved past the drama. He signed a long-term Manchester City contract running until 2034.
City consider him central to their project and see him as untouchable. The club see the idea of a summer sale as unrealistic.
Still, Paris Saint-Germain, according to Fichajes, have made Haaland their priority target for the next window.
They are considering a €200 million offer as they attempt to sign a marquee player after Kylian Mbappé’s exit.
PSG mocked Haaland heavily in 2020 after overturning Dortmund’s first-leg lead in the Champions League.
Neymar led the imitation of Haaland’s meditation celebration, with the rest of the squad copying him on the pitch and in the dressing room. Haaland’s father called PSG “classless”.
At the same time, the chances of PSG pulling off the transfer remain extremely slim. Manchester City have no intention of selling him.
Erling Haaland is expected to return to action on Saturday when City travel to Newcastle for a 5:30 pm kick-off. Pep Guardiola’s side are four points behind Arsenal after eleven games.
But their No.9 remains the most feared striker in world football, even by the club who once tried to humiliate him.
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