Man City ready to rival Barcelona for the signing of star striker

Barcelona and Manchester City, for the most part, have the same transfer strategy for the summer. With the midfield sorted, signing a striker is both clubs’ priority, and they are seemingly ready to lock horns for one player that is also on several other club’s radars — Erling Haaland.

According to a report published by David Ornstein today, City are not going to sign a striker in January but are willing to go all-out for Haaland in the summer. The club is planning to schedule meetings with the Norweignian’s representatives.

Over the last few weeks, it had become clear that Barcelona and Real Madrid were leading the race for Haaland, given his inclination to play in La Liga. Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich also pose a serious competition for his signature, but at the end of the day, Madrid might be in pole position.

The only thing that can tilt the scales is Kylian Mbappe. The Frenchman is closing in on a free transfer move to the Galacticos in the summer, and it is rumoured that Haaland might not follow path as he wants to become the face of his new club.

The 21-year-old has maintained his exceptional form in the 2021/22 season, scoring 13 goals and setting up four in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund are set to lose a lot on the sporting front by letting him leave in the summer and are ready to hold talks with him over an extension, as was suggested by their sporting director, Michael Zorc.

With Haaland available for as little as €75 million, the race for him could turn out to be a hot mess in the summer. A couple of interesting yet frustrating months lie ahead for European top dogs.