Manchester City have won the race to sign Erling Haaland – in a stunning overall package worth in excess of £200million.
City have officially triggered the £63million release clause in Haaland's Borussia Dortmund contract, to beat Champions League conquerers Real Madrid to sign Europe's most prolific young striker. Haaland will be one of City's top earners on a basic salary of £400,000-a-week after agreeing personal terms, putting him on a par with Kevin De Bruyne and ahead of Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish.
The 21-year-old will sign a five-year deal, which will earn him a whopping £104m, with add-ons and performance-related clauses set to take City's overall outlay on Haaland through the £200m barrier. After Haaland opted for City over Real and personal terms were agreed, the reigning Premier League champions notified Dortmund of their intention to trigger the 21-year-old's release clause.
