Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund for a reported £51m.
The 21-year-old will join the Club on 1 July after penning a five-year deal which keeps him at the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2027.
The son of former City player Alfie, who signed almost 22 years ago to the day, Haaland junior is widely regarded as one of Europe’s best strikers and arrives at the Club with a formidable goalscoring reputation following impressive spells at Molde FK, Red Bull Salzburg and Dortmund.
A 21-cap Norwegian international, Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games in two-and-a-half seasons with the Black and Yellows, winning the German Cup and the Bundesliga Player of the Season award in 2020/21.
With all the big money moves, Haaland does not break the top 20.
Premier League’s top 25 transfers
1. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa to Man City, 2021) – £100m
2. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan to Chelsea, 2021) – £97.5m
3. Paul Pogba ( Juventus to Man Utd, 2016) – £89m
Darwin Nunez set to slot in at the number four spot, pending Liverpool’s official announcement.
4. Harry Maguire ( Leicester to Man Utd, 2019) – £80m
5. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund to Man Utd, 2021) – £77m
6. Virgil van Dijk ( Southampton to Liverpool, 2018) – £75m
7. Romelu Lukaku ( Everton to Man Utd, 2017) – £72m
8. Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea, 2018) – £72m
9. Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea, 2020) – £72m
10. Nicolas Pepe (Lille to Arsenal, 2019) – £72m
11. Alisson (Roma to Liverpool, 2018) – £67m
12. Ruben Dias (Benfica to Man City, 2020) – £65m
13. Rodri (Atletico Madrid to Man City, 2019) – £62.8m
14. Angel Di Maria (PSG to Man Utd, 2015) – £60m
15. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester to Man City, 2018), £60m
16. Alvaro Morata ( Real Madrid to Chelsea, 2017) – £60m
17. Joao Cancelo (Juventus to Man City, 2019) – £60m
18. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea, 2019) – £58m
19. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal, 2018) – £58m
20. Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao to Man City, 2018) – £57m