Manchester City’s star striker Erling Haaland is reportedly planning on leaving the club next year, if manager Pep Guardiola doesn’t stay.
Man City paid around £51m to sign Haaland from Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund during the 2022 summer transfer window.
Erling Haaland is reportedly planning on leaving (Pic – Backpagepix/PA)
Haaland has proven to be a huge bargain as he’s established himself as one of the best strikers in the world while he’s been part of Guardiola’s side.
The prolific striker only has one goal in his past five Premier League appearances, but he still has 14 goals in his 14 appearances across all competitions this term.
Overall for Man City, he has 104 goals and 14 assists in his 112 outings in all competitions.
Haaland is under contract until 2027, but he has been heavily linked with an exit in recent months.
Man City still have over 100 charges of alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules hanging over their shoulders and a report in Spain claims they are in a ‘compromised’ position heading into next summer.
Head coach Guardiola’s contract expires next summer and he’s ‘not made a decision about his future’.
As for Haaland, he is said to be ‘worried’ about Guardiola’s situation and has reportedly ‘put his cards on the table’, saying his boss staying is the ‘main condition for him to continue at Man City’.
Should the former Barcelona or Bayern Munich boss move on, the striker ‘will leave next summer’ as his ‘stance’ is that he’s ‘not prepared’ to carry on at the Etihad if the head coach exits.
The report also claims Haaland is ‘clear about his next move’.
Haaland failed to score at the weekend and was spotted limping during Man City’s surprise 2-1 loss at AFC Bournemouth. Despite this, he started against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League group stages on Tuesday night, which ended in a 4-1 defeat.
During his pre-match press conference, Guardiola was asked for an update on Haaland. He bluntly said: “He’s fine.”
He continued: “Manu Akanji and Nathan Ake are still with problems. Kevin De Bruyne is getting better, he’s having sessions with less and less pain, so we feel that he feels more comfortable. That is good news for all of us.
“Kyle Walker as well has had problems with his knee since he was with the national team. Jeremy Doku has had a little problem with muscular issues, Savinho is getting better with his ankle. The rest are fine.”
