Three ways Man City could line up next season after Erling Haaland transfer

More than a month after confirming that they had reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City have finally officially announced the arrival of striker Erling Haaland.

The Norway international, who scored twice to help his country seal a 3-2 win over Sweden in the Nations League on Sunday evening, has joined the club on a long-term contract. It is understood that he has joined City for a fee of around £51million.

His arrival at the Etihad Stadium will significantly strengthen Pep Guardiola's squad, with the club having been keen to source a new out-and-out striker ever since Sergio Aguero's departure at the end of the 2020/21 campaign. City attempted to sign Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane last summer but saw their efforts quickly extinguished by Spurs' financial demands.

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Instead, their willingness to wait 12 months has paid off, with them having now snapped up one of the most promising players in the world. Haaland scored 86 goals in just 89 appearances for Dortmund, highlighting his current ability and enormous potential.

His arrival at the Etihad Stadium will see him shoulder the responsibility of becoming City's leading marksman and goalscorer-in-chief, easing the pressure on those who have often been deployed in the false-nine berth this season in the absence of a recognised striker. But now that Haaland is in the building, competition will be fierce when it comes to choosing who joins him in attack.

With that in mind, MEN Sport has taken a close look at three ways City could line-up next season following the signing of the highly-rated 21-year-old.

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