Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City have agreed in principle to transfer star striker Erling Haaland after this season. The German Bundesliga club and the English Premier League club announced on Tuesday that there were still contractual details to be agreed. After months of speculation about his future and only a short time after the death of his advisor Mino Raiola, the top scorer decided to switch to the English giants.
The 21-year-old Norwegian changes for the fixed fee of 75 million euros. The transfer had been in the pipeline for weeks and months, but had been delayed by Raiola’s serious illness. The consultant died on April 30 at the age of 54 after a short, serious illness.
Salzburg striker Karim Adeyemi has already been signed as a replacement for Haaland. The 20-year-old received a five-year contract after the successful medical check on Tuesday with Dortmund. The fee should be between 30 and 40 million euros.
Haaland also came from Salzburg in early 2020 and cost 20 million euros. The powerhouse proved to be a transfer coup for Dortmund from the start. He has scored 85 goals in 88 competitive games for BVB. The goalscorer, who is now being courted by many top international clubs, still had a contract with BVB until 2024, but can leave the Revierklub this summer with an exit clause.
BVB has once again lost a lot of offensive power. Already with the departure of stars like Robert Lewandowski (2014/Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembélé (2017/FC Barcelona), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2018/FC Arsenal), Christian Pulisic (2019/Chelsea) and Jadon Sancho (2021/Manchester United) the club was challenged to look for alternatives.
Haaland is also returning to his roots with the transfer. He was born on July 21, 2000 in Leeds, England. His father Alf-Inge already played for Manchester City. The former Norway international made 45 competitive appearances for the Premier League club. “Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City have told me that I can’t say anything until the deal is complete,” said Man City coach Josep Guardiola.