Erling Haaland can't compete with Mohamed Salah Liverpool truth ahead of Man City transfer

As if bouncing back from their Champions League exit to Real Madrid by thrashing Newcastle United 5-0 to move top of the table, completely neutralising Liverpool’s superior goal difference in the process, wasn’t bad enough, Man City are reportedly on the verge of signing Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.

Having missed out on signing Harry Kane in a £100m deal from Tottenham Hotspur last summer, opting to bring in Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for the same fee as an alternative, the reigning Premier League champions have reportedly agreed to meet the Norwegian’s £63m release clause. With an announcement reportedly expected in the coming days, Pep Guardiola is on the verge of replacing Sergio Aguero after going a full season without an orthodox centre-forward.

Haaland’s arrival at the Etihad will inevitably send shockwaves around the Premier League, as Kane’s would have done had City landed him last summer, with the 21-year-old quickly establishing himself as one of the best strikers in Europe after bursting onto the scene in the Champions League with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019.

Scoring 28 goals from just 22 appearances in the first half of the 2019/20 season for the Austrian outfit, eight goals from six group-stage games, including one against Liverpool, earned the forward a €20m move to Borussia Dortmund in January. And while he might have won just one DFB-Pokal in his two and a half seasons with BVB, his record of 85 goals from 88 matches speaks for itself.

Already closing in on this year’s Premier League title, despite that lack of number nine, the stiker is a statement signing and a clear boost to City’s hopes of seeing off the challenge of Liverpool next season. If Guardiola’s men can be crowned English