Erling Haaland’s Manchester City transfer confirmed with forward to leave Borussia Dortmund

Erling Haaland’s move to Manchester City has been confirmed, with the 21-year-old set to leave Borussia Dortmund pending agreements on personal terms, the English side confirmed on Tuesday. After widespread reports earlier this week that a deal would be announced imminently, City have stilled a whirlwind of speculation by confirming the news.

He will swap the Westfalenstadion for the Etihad in the summer, with the timing of the announcement allowing him to bid farewell to Dortmund fans at their final game of the season against Hertha Berlin. Ad/> The fee, whilst not yet confirmed by other club, is due to be €60m with Haaland's release clause reported to be lower than first thought.

TransfersGuardiola refuses to talk about Haaland transfer until deal ‘completely done’2 HOURS AGO «Manchester City can confirm that we have reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of striker Erling Haaland to the Club on 1st July 2022,» the club statement read. «The transfer remains subject to the Club finalising terms with the player.» /> Following breakthrough spells at Molde in Norway and Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, Haaland moved to Dortmund in December 2019 for around €20m (£17.1m).

He has gone on to score 85 goals in 88 appearances for BVB in all competitions, making him one of the most prolific forwards in world football. While Pep Guardiola refused to talk about City’s new signing before their meeting with Wolves on Wednesday evening, with his press conference coming before the move was made official, other managers have given their views on the transfer.