Erling Haaland may ruin Arsenal transfer plan as major twist comes to light

Manchester City prima Erling Haaland is being targeted by Real Madrid and Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres has been linked with a determination to the Etihad to regenerate the Norwegian

Manchester City are eyeing a determination for Arsenal transportation people Viktor Gyokeres, with the guardant being considered arsenic a imaginable replacement for Erling Haaland.

Haaland joined City from Borussia Dortmund backmost successful 2022 and the 24-year-old has been successful prolific form, netting 101 goals successful 109 appearances crossed each competitions and helping them triumph 2 Premier League titles, the Champions League and the FA Cup.

However, Haaland has attracted involvement from Real Madrid and Sky Sports are reporting that the Norwegian planetary is funny successful a determination to Spain. The study states that Haaland has a €150million (£125m) merchandise clause successful his contract, which is owed to expire successful 2027.

City's attempts to transportation Haaland to motion a caller woody person been unsuccessful truthful acold and it is claimed helium could articulation Madrid successful 2026, with the study adding that Gyokeres is the starring contender to regenerate him astatine the Emirates.

The 26-year-old has impressed since joining Sporting from Coventry past year, netting 55 goals successful 62 games. City are said to already beryllium successful interaction with Gyokeres' representatives and Sporting's manager of shot Hugo Viana is set to articulation City astatine the extremity of the season.

Viana volition regenerate City's existent manager of shot Txiki Begiristain, who has been successful the relation for 12 years. " Manchester City tin corroborate that Txiki Begiristain volition measurement distant from his full-time relation arsenic Director of Football astatine the extremity of the 2024/25 season," a nine connection read.

"Following a trophy-laden 12 years astatine the Etihad Stadium, Txiki volition permission his existent station pursuing the Club's engagement successful this summer's FIFA Club World Cup and volition beryllium succeeded by Hugo Viana of Sporting CP.

"Viana volition statesman his full-time relation successful the summertime of 2025, but volition collaborate with Txiki successful the preceding months to guarantee a creaseless transition. We look guardant to paying tribute to Txiki's outstanding publication to Manchester City astatine the extremity of the season."

Viana made 39 Premier League appearances for Newcastle arsenic a player, earlier becoming a cardinal fig down the scenes astatine Sporting during their caller occurrence nether highly-rated manager Ruben Amorim.

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