Manchester City

It was reported this week that Manchester CIty striker Erling Haaland has a $195 million release clause in his contract, but despite that clause, City are ...

If he is happy at City in two years’ time, then City could offer him a new contract and end up staying in Manchester for the rest of his career. Many of the other most expensive transfers in soccer have not been anywhere near as successful as imagined. And on top of the transfer fee will be an agent’s fee, which could be more than $50 million, as well as Haaland’s wages. Barcelona’s financial difficulties have been well documented and could get even worse should they fail to make the knockout stages of this season’s Champions League. Haaland is already playing for a club that is competing for the top honors in world soccer, and is already beamed around the world at Manchester City. It’s almost twice Real Madrid’s record transfer fee of $110 million, which they paid for Eden Hazard.

Manchester City are through to the Champions League last 16 with two group games to spare after drawing 0-0 at FC Copenhagen on Tuesday, despite playing the ...

"We adapted really well (to the red card). Manchester City struggled to finish their chances against Copenhagen in the absence of Erlin Haaland in their Champions League clash. We're close (to qualifying). "Erling didn't feel really good after the game against Southampton, Phil (Foden) had some disturbing problems, Bernardo (Silva) told us yesterday he was so tired. VAR took centre stage in an action-packed first half in Copenhagen. City were held to a goalless draw but managed to progress to the knockout stages.

De Bruyne put that down to trusting their own game in what is usually a febrile atmosphere. Normally billed as a title clash, Liverpool are 13 points adrift ...

Pep Guardiola revealed after Tuesday night's goalless draw in Copenhagen that a number of his stars were 'exhausted', with City not calling on Erling Haaland from the bench in the Champions League. 'They are more of an up and down team and we are a team who has more control of the game. 'We have a little bit of time before the next game and I am sure when we get there everyone will be ready to play. 'If you can control that style of play then maybe you have more of a chance.. 'I expect them to be the best Liverpool possible. De Bruyne, who has nine assists already this term, put that down to trusting their own game in what is usually a febrile atmosphere.

Jurgen Klopp's side have won just two of their eight Premier League games this season and sit 10th in the table, 13 points behind champions City. "I expect them ...

For me he is still one of the best defenders in the world and he keeps showing that." "Obviously it will be a tough place to go. I think it's probably going to be a good game again." "Obviously it's hard but I'm fine. It's a game like any other but obviously it's always hard playing away at a top-six team. The sides played out a pulsating 2-2 draw when they played at Anfield last season.

Manchester City icon Sergio Aguero has put the club's new star Erling Haaland in the same category as some of the world's best-ever goalscorers.

He left City in 2021 as he moved to LaLiga side Barcelona on a free transfer. 'That, in turn, means plenty of opportunities to score. 'Each era usually has two or three players with that ability – and usually with different styles. [Stake](https://stake.com/blog/sergio-aguero-hot-football-topics-from-across-europe): 'There's been many strikers worthy of awe I can think of. Diego [Maradona], Romario, Lewandowski, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, and Leo, of course. Sergio Aguero (pictured) has likened the prolific Erling Haaland to some of the world's best

Manchester City face Liverpool at Anfield this week but they already have a commanding lead over their rivals.

It’s a game like any other, obviously, it’s hard playing away at a top-six team always, I think the last few years we’ve done well, even last year if we didn’t win so I think it’s probably going to be a good game again." "I expect them to be at the best Liverpool possible," said De Bruyne. Kevin De Bruyne expects to face an in-form and full-throttle Liverpool at Anfield this weekend despite their poor start to the season.