Erling Haaland under Pep Guardiola represents a brand new attacking prospect for Man City

It is no secret that Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland is a goal machine already, just a few years into his senior professional career. The Norwegian has scored 131 career goals already, including an amazing 82 in just 85 appearances for Dortmund in all competitions.

This goalscoring talent has raised eyebrows at top clubs all across Europe, leading to a frantic chase for the 21-year-old’s signature. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have all been rumoured to be in the running to sign Haaland but earlier this week reports began to circulate surrounding Manchester City making headway on the transfer.

New reports this week claimed that the young striker has agreed terms to join the Premier League champions on a five-year deal after City will trigger Haaland’s £63million release clause, seeing the Norwegian earn a reported £500k a week in Manchester. City are refusing to comment on the reports.

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The player’s goal record will understandably worry the other clubs in England, especially at the prospect of the Norwegian turning out week in, week out under City manager Pep Guardiola.

Many will assume it is just because Guardiola is regarded by the majority as the best active coach in the world’s game, but there is more than just the Catalan’s impressive haul of 31 trophies in 14 seasons of management to support the Haaland claim.

To show this, we have to look at previous top-level strikers who played for Guardiola and look at how the City boss’s style of play and coaching helped them to reach new heights.

When Guardiola was managing Bayern Munich in Germany, he signed one of the greatest modern strikers in Robert