Manchester City are closing in on the biggest transfer of the summer, with a deal for Erlin Haaland edging closer. And if the Blues see the deal through, as seems increasingly likely, it will mark a new phase in the Blues’ rise to power.
City have earned a reputation as the planet’s big spenders when it comes to bringing in players after shelling out around £1.3billion in fees over the last decade, marginally more than Chelsea and Manchester United. But the popular argument, often subsiding into criticism, is that City have simply gone out and bought the best players, and that is what has fuelled their unprecedented success.
It cannot be denied that the Blues have paid big money to bring in top talents. But they have never delved into the top bracket of the market, and that is why the only City signing that features in the top 30 most expensive transfers in football history is the £100million splashed out on Jack Grealish last summer.
