Man City agree Erling Haaland terms with forward set to become best paid Premier League player – Paper Round

City agree Haaland terms Manchester City have agreed terms with Erling Haaland in a deal that would make him the Premier League's highest paid player, the Daily Mail reports. A £500,000-a-week contract is in the offing after City put together a suitable financial package in the hope of convincing Haaland to join. With that in place, City will look to trigger his £63m release clause and could look to complete the move in the next week or so, although last week Borussia Dortmund stressed that nothing was finalised with Real Madrid and PSG also in the hunt.

Ad/> /> TransfersHaaland injury concerns over Real or Man City transfer — Paper Round16/04/2022 AT 22:14 Paper Round's view: The Mail are calling this a significant step and so you really get the sense this is close to a done deal. The onus will be on Real and PSG to match that salary, with all manner of fees lined up too, so let’s see if they make a late play to deny City. ** Real want James Real Madrid could launch an audacious bid to sign Reece James this summer, the Mirror reports.

Both Real boss Carlo Ancelotti and the club's scouting department were impressed with James' performances against them in the Champions League recently, and they could look to test Chelsea's resolve this summer. The England international is a homegrown favourite at Chelsea, but Real are eager for a summer shake-up and have placed James high on their transfer list. /> Paper Round's view: This would be very intriguing.

How much would it take for Chelsea to accept? You would imagine the fee is too high for this to go through, but it does raise the idea of James eventually moving on. It would take some offer, and a desire for a new challenge from James' perspective, to make that happen. Maybe