Erling Haaland Quietly Arrives in Manchester in Private Jet Ahead of Unveiling

Erling Haaland Quietly Arrives in Manchester in Private Jet Ahead of Unveiling

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Haaland is officially in Manchester to complete his move to Premier League Champions Manchester Cuty
  • The Norwegian arrived in the City on Tuesday afternoon, after medical check ups in Spain with renowned doctor Ramon Cugat
  • City activated Haaland’s release clause, before announcing two weeks ago that they had acquired the talented 21-year old

Erling Haaland has already landed in Manchester to complete his transfer to the recently-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City.

The £51m highly-rated striker is expected to undergo the final formalities before officially being unveiled as a Manchester City player.

His arrival in Manchester comes only two weeks after City excited fans with the announcement that the Norwegian would be joining them from Borussia Dortmund.

According to a report on Daily Mail, Haaland arrived at Manchester on Tuesday, May 24 in a private jet from Barcelona where he underwent a medical.

He is expected to meet with Manchester City executives on Tuesday.

A video of Haaland emerged on Tuesday, and it showed the Norwegian was in no mood for autographs as he snubbed a number of excited young fans who had shirts bearing his name, ready for his signature.

Haaland is expected to be at the Manchester City training ground on Wednesday where he will pose for official pictures before engaging in an interview.

Interestingly, he jets into Manchester just when the city is in celebratory mood after the recent Premier League triumph.

On Sunday, Manchester City had to come from two goals down to sink Aston Villa 3-2 to win their second successive title, and fourth in the last five seasons.

City were determined to acquire Haaland as soon as possible, and met Borussia Dortmund’s release clause of the striker, which was to expire next summer.

The club’s chiefs are confident they have a hot prospect in Haaland, despite the Norwegian’s hefty £400,000-a-week wages.

Benzema out to break more records

Elsewhere, Karim Benzema hopes to break Cristiano Ronaldo's record of scoring 17 goals in one single season of the Champions League.

The Frenchman has been beyond phenomenal this season, bagging 44 goals across all competitions. He has already secured the La Liga title and the top scorer award in Spain.

He will now be aiming to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo as the top scorer in one season of the Champions League when he faces Liverpool.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.
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