The Cityzens recently announced that Haaland had officially arrived at the Etihad Stadium from Borussia Dortmund. He is rumored to have joined on a transfer worth around £51 million as per GOAL. The Norwegian is the latest big-money acquisition City have made since Guardiola’s arrival at the club.
While many believe he is the striker the side have been looking for, Agbonlahor feels Haaland will have to adapt to Guardiola’s style of play. The former Aston Villa forward told Football Insider:
Agbonlahor, who has played more than 300 times for Villa, added:
He concluded by opining that if Haaland fails to tweak his playing style to suit Guardiola’s demands, he will find himself on the bench:
Manchester City notably made a splash last summer as well by signing Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for £100 million. Despite being the most expensive Premier League signing of all-time, Grealish’s slow start to life at City saw him make only 22 league starts in the 2021-22 season.
“I think I can develop a lot under Pep” - Manchester City striker Erling Haaland
Haaland has only just joined Manchester City, but already seems keen to start working under Pep Guardiola. In his first interview since joining the club, the 21-year-old said (as quoted by Sports Illustrated):
The Norwegian prodigy will join the Cityzens after an extremely productive two-and-a-half seasons with Borussia Dortmund. Haaland recorded an incredible 86 goals in just 89 matches across all competitions for the Bundesliga outfit, in addition to laying out 23 assists. He also helped them win the DFB-Pokal trophy in the 2020-21 season.
0 votes
