Borussia Dortmund provide Erling Haaland transfer update amid Manchester City interest

Borussia Dortmund chiefs have revealed that they expect an announcement from Erling Haaland next week regarding his future in Germany.

The star striker, who has been injured for long parts of the season but has still netted 21 times in 23 Bundesliga outings for his side, is widely expected to depart the club this summer.

He has a release clause in his contract, thought to be £68m, that can be activated this summer, which is well below the 21-year-old’s market value of £135m (as per transfermarkt).

And, the director of the German club, Sebastien Kehl, has revealed that he expects to know the next move of the Norweigian forward in the next 7 days, with Manchester City seemingly set to complete the signing of the prolific forward.

‘Erling Haaland deal? I think we will have clarity on Erling in the next week’, Kehl told TV outlet Sport1.

Borussia Dortmund director Kehl tells Sport1: “Erling Haaland deal? I think we will have clarity on Erling in the next week”, then confirms he’s now expecting Haaland to leave. ⭐️?? #BVB

Manchester City are working on it. Talks have been underway for weeks. pic.twitter.com/xJedVc9Mj9

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 8, 2022

Will he make the difference?

With no recognised striker at the club at present, Manchester City desperately need one, to have a plan B at the very least. Against Real Madrid, it is of course purely speculative, but a different outlet for the sheer deluge of crosses that Guardiola’s side fired in during extra time could have had a different outcome.

Here’s your update! From @David_Ornstein: initial personal terms agreed between Erling Haaland and City. All heading in the right direction but clause still needs to be triggered, commissions finalised, so not closed. Follows on from @MikeKeegan_DM story https://t.co/nj4CqGEYRS

— Sam Lee (@SamLee) April 19, 2022

He will certainly add a different dimension to the Cityzens, who failed in a bid for Harry Kane last season, and who have occasionally looked as though they lack a focal point despite their impressive season by most standards.

Should he be able to stay fit, he will certainly improve Pep Guardiola’s side, and perhaps make the difference in the biggest moments.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Liverpool FC	35	64	83
2	Manchester City	34	63	83
3	Chelsea FC	35	39	67
4	Arsenal FC	34	13	63
5	Tottenham Hotspur	35	20	62
6	Manchester United	37	1	58
7	West Ham United	35	7	52
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	1	50
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	36	-4	47
10	Crystal Palace	35	4	44
11	Aston Villa	34	0	43
12	Brentford FC	36	-8	43
13	Newcastle United	35	-16	43
14	Leicester City	33	-6	42
15	Southampton FC	36	-20	40
16	Burnley FC	35	-17	34
17	Leeds United	34	-34	34
18	Everton FC	33	-20	32
19	Watford FC	35	-38	22
20	Norwich City	34	-49	21

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	20
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	14
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	13
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	13
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	11
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	10
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	10
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich City	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Raphinha	Leeds United	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	10
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	10

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	10
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	9
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	9
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	8
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	8
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	8
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	8
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	8

Player	Team	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	6
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	6
Maddison, James	Leicester City	6