De Bruyne discusses Haaland arrival as he predicts how many goals he’ll score next season

Kevin De Bruyne has backed “top striker” Erling Haaland to help Manchester City “grow as a team” following his £51million arrival.

The Premier League champions completed the signing of Haaland from Borussia Dortmund last month.

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The Norwegian international was available for a bargain price in the current market after Dortmund agreed to put a release clause – that became active this summer – in his contract.

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His arrival is very exciting for English football after City fought off competition from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund, who signed him from RB Salzburg after he netted 29 times across 27 appearances for the Austrian outfit.

His future teammate, De Bruyne, has backed the young striker to be a success in the Premier League.

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“Erling Haaland is a top striker. His move should help us to grow as a team. Everybody expects a lot,” he said.

“They’ve always been looking for a number 9, but I think it’ll be good to have that striker that maybe scores 20-25 goals a season.”

The Belgian midfielder also said that