The date Haaland will announce Man City transfer
Cameron Smith
- 8 May 2022 08:38 CDT
- 3 min read
A decision on Erling Haaland's future will be made imminently, with incoming Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl expecting the news shortly.
Kehl will replace Michael Zorc in the role at BVB when Zorc steps down at the end of the current season.
Zorc has spent a total of 43 years at Dortmund as a player and as part of the management team, but will be succeeded by Kehl, who has revealed when he expects Haaland to make up his mind.
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Kehl told Sport1-Doppelpass: "I assume that we will have clarity next week."
Proceedings over Haaland's future at Dortmund have been halted following the tragic death of his agent Mino Raiola, but have now restarted with an expectation that will leave the club.
Haaland's contract at the Signal Iduna Park expires in 2024, but he has a release clause of €75 million that becomes active this summer.
That release clause was only placed in the Norwegian's contract at the Bundesliga side because of Manchester United, according to Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.
He spoke to 19:09 Talk in April to reveal the reason why Dortmund made the decision to place a release clause for 2022. "We gave Erling Haaland a release clause... otherwise he would have gone to Manchester United."
Will Haaland join Man City?
While Watzke expected Haaland to join Man Utd before he wound up at Dortmund, it's the Red Devils' city rival who currently lead the chase for Haaland this summer.
According to Kicker and multiple other reports, Manchester City are expected to sign Haaland during the upcoming transfer window.
Pep Guardiola's desire for a striker at the Etihad is common knowledge following the Citizens' pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane last summer. Guardiola's team haven't owned an out-and-out striker since Sergio Aguero's departure and despite signing Julian Alvarez from River Plate, Haaland is their number one summer transfer priority.
With the quotes from Kehl, it's looking likely that Haaland's move to Man City will be agreed next week.
