Jamie Carragher believes Erling Haaland’s Man City move is great for the Premier League

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Erling Haaland’s move to Manchester City is not only great for the club, but also for the Premier League.

Haaland, 21, will join the Sky Blues from Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season, after Pep Guardiola’s side activated his release clause.

The deal is worth a total of £85.5 million ($105m) which includes agents fees and other add-ons, and the player passed his medical on Monday at Hospital Erasme in Brussels.

Carragher insists it is a real coup for City and is looking forward to seeing what Haaland has to offer next season in the English top flight.

“It is a brilliant signing, it really is”, Carragher told Sky Sports.

“Not just for Manchester City but for the Premier League, I think we are all intrigued to see how he will do.

“Him and [Kylian] Mbappe you almost feel they are the next two big superstars and will eclipse [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo, you have to be delighted he is in the Premier League.

“More often than not, those types of players in the past have gone to Real Madrid or Barcelona, I feel though now the Premier League is the strongest league.

“You look at how well we [England] have done in the Champions League, and I think it is a great signing not just for Manchester City but also the Premier League.”

Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland during his team's training session in Dortmund on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. EPA

Haaland has scored 85 goals in 88 appearances for Dortmund since joining from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020, and Carragher believes he will continue his fine goalscoring form in the Premier League.

“He will score goals, that is what he has been brought in to do, but it does not guarantee that City will win everything.

“You have to