Former defender Danny Mills does not believe Manchester City will be "desperate" to sign Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland in this summer's transfer window.
The Norway international, who joined Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg a little over two years ago, is poised to be at the centre of a transfer tug of war this summer as the €75million release clause in his contract is set to become active.
City have been installed as one of the favourites to secure his signature following their failed attempts to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur last summer, but will face stern competition from the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid.
City's lack of an out-and-out recognisable striker has been a constant debate this season but their residency at the top of the Premier League table has highlighted that they can fulfil their ambitions without one.
With that in mind, former City man Mills, who played for the club between 2004 and 2009, does not believe City need to add Haaland in act of desperation, pointing to the quality that manager Pep Guardiola has right throughout his squad.
"City won't be regretting not signing a striker in the summer," Mills told Football Insider. "They are nine points clear, and okay, Liverpool have a game in hand but so what?
"Guardiola is proving yet again that you don't necessarily need a striker. He's got so many good options, so many talented players in those areas that they can afford to chop and change and dip in and out.
"Their form is incredible. The way that they play is so unique. Ask Guardiola, do they need someone else? It doesn't look like it at the moment.
"If they don't win the Champions League people will say they should have got Harry Kane last summer. But we've seen in the past Man City will not be held to ransom to transfer fees and you can't really argue with it.
"They won't be desperate for Haaland, they don't need to be. They've got plenty of alternatives in the squad. When you look at their attacking options they are absolutely exceptional."
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