Pep Guardiola press conference LIVE Erling Haaland updates and Man City team news vs Wolves

Pep Guardiola is likely to be asked about Manchester City's interest in Erling Haaland this afternoon, with the Borussia Dortmund striker close to completing a transfer to the club.

Guardiola is speaking ahead of City's crucial Premier League trip to Wolves in the Premier League tomorrow, where they will be looking to move to within two wins of the title — assuming Liverpool beat Aston Villa tonight (Tuesday). Guardiola confirmed at the weekend that Ruben Dias, John Stones and Kyle Walker are all out for the final three games, while Nathan Ake is a major doubt to miss the Wolves game.

The manager could offer a more detailed injury update on his squad, although most of the focus looks set to be on Haaland, with the Blues close to completing his signing.

However, Guardiola rarely comments on players of other clubs until they are confirmed as City players, so while Haaland remains contracted to Borussia Dortmund, it's unlikely he will divulge too much.

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City are expected to complete the signing of Erling Haaland without a long and contentious battle for the superstar striker.

City are one of a number of top European clubs to have been putting serious effort into signing Haaland for more than a year, and emerged this season as one of the final two options for the player alongside Real Madrid; despite hoovering up the best Bundesliga talent as part of their domination of the league, Bayern Munich have made it plain the player will not be moving there.

The Blues worked their way into pole position and are close to what would be one of the biggest deals in the club's history. What's more, with Dortmund and themselves preferring to conduct business early in the