Philipp Lahm admits it is likely Erling Haaland will move to the Premier League as his former club Bayern Munich look to stay competitive against their English rivals.
Bayern are celebrating their 10th consecutive Bundesliga title after sealing the title against Haaland's Dortmund last week, with their domestic dominance showing no sign of ending any time soon. However, while they have routinely snapped up the best talent from the rest of the division - Robert Lewandowski, Manuel Neuer and Benjamin Pavard are among the first-team stars to have moved from other German clubs - questions are being asked of their ability in Europe.
Pep Guardiola was criticised by some for not winning the Champions League during his three years in Munich where he won the league in record time, and it has not gone unnoticed in Bavaria both that Bayern have suffered two disappointing European exits in a row and that one of the most exciting talents in Germany is not expected join the Bundesliga champions.
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Manchester City are in pole position to sign Dortmund superstar Erling Haaland as Guardiola finally looks to sign the No.9 that eluded the club in the last summer transfer window. With City a point ahead of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table and the two sides a game away from facing off in a Champions League final, the power in European football looks to be centred in the north-west of England.
Lahm expects Haaland to head for England in a move in which he predicts would be bad news for Bayern and their league.
"In 2014, Lewandowski came to Bayern from Dortmund. Today, the best coaches in the world succumb to England’s pull and the most sought-after players in the Bundesliga no longer switch to Bayern as a matter of course," he wrote in the Guardian. "Erling Haaland will probably go to the Premier League, like Kai Havertz two years earlier, and there is speculation about Serge Gnabry leaving.
"If several of the outstanding talents of this generation see the greater appeal in the English league than in the German one, this will become a problem for Bayern and the Bundesliga."
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