We simulated Erling Haaland's 2022-23 season with Man City and the results were incredible

Manchester City have officially confirmed the signing of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.

The Norweigan has joined City from Dortmund for a fee of £51 million, but Manchester Evening News understands that including agents' fees and bonuses, the total outlay is around £86m. It's also understood that Haaland has signed a deal worth around £400,000 per week, which puts him in the same bracket as his teammate Kevin De Bruyne.

The 21-year-old scored 62 goals in 67 league appearances for Dortmund prior to joining Pep Guardiola's side, also bagging 15 goals in 13 Champions League appearances for the Bundesliga outfit, which led to the young striker being touted as one of the best young players in world football.

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So, ahead of the 2022/23 Premier League season, what sort of impact could we expect Haaland to have on Pep Guardiola's side? To find out, we simulated the 2022/23 season with Haaland in the City squad and this is what happened.

To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2022 editor to arrange for Haaland to join City ahead of the start of the 2022/23 season, using FM22 to run the simulation. This is how Haaland's in-game profile looks on FM22.

At just 21-years-old, Haaland is a very physical striker that can play both with his back to goal and on the shoulder of the defender. His blistering pace allows him to run behind defences, and this combined with his clinical finishing ability makes for a deadly combination.

Let's take a look at how Haaland's performed throughout the 2022/23 season after signing for City. Haaland scored 38 goals and registered 11 assists in the 2022/23 season, with the