Reports from Germany this week suggest 2023 and not 2022 will be the summer of Erling Haaland.
It is a date that already looms large for Manchester City fans.
The latest manoeuvrings in the Haaland saga suggests Madrid are keen to move for the superstar striker next summer, with the need to find suitable terms for Kylian Mbappe as his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires presumed to be the priority for the forthcoming close season.