'Wind' from Guardiola to Haaland?: "We need a '9'"

The Manchester City is one of the best positioned in the career by Erling Haaland and Pep Guardiola knows it. In the previous press conference to the derbi of the Sunday in front of the United, the Catalan technician admitted that the team needs a '9' for the next season, although the 'citizens' have played without a leading centre in the last two seasons, achieving excellent results. No in vain, the City was champion of the Premier League and runner-up of Europe in 2021.

However, the míster has very clear the priorities of the team: "I Think that the club needs fichar a forward, without any doubt. You say that we play fantastic without forward, but this is because we win. The day that lose goes to say that the club needs to have a reference and that I am too naïve if I think the contrary", sentenced a Guardiola the one who, intelligently, did not want to soltar any name. "Perhaps you fichamos to you!", it kidded with the journalist that formulated him the question.

Economically, the City is one of the clubs that better provision can offer him to Haaland. The season happened the club paid 118 millions by Jack Grealish, to the one who the managerial offered him an agreement by six years at a rate of 18.1 million net euros annual. If finally it concretises the arrival of the Norwegian, the plan of the City aims to turn into him the better player paid of the staff, that in this moment is Kevin Of Bruyne, with 24.2 'kilos' annual. Only Cristiano Ronaldo wins more than the Belgian in England (29.1 millions). If the luso finally abandons Old Trafford in summer, Erling surely will be the one who more invoice in the Premier.

However, the bid for the 'killer' of Borussia Dortmund is not at all easy for the 'ctizens'. This week, Mino Raiola met with delegations from FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich to talk about his representative, who is currently working to overcome his physical problems and play again. Txiki Begiristain, City's sports director, also made a 'summit' in Monaco for Erling, with which the 'citizens' confirmed their interest in signing the 'crack' in the summer. Neither can Real Madrid's interest be ruled out, beyond the fact that the priority of the 'merengues' is Kylian Mbappé.

Lewandowski, another option for Guardiola

Robert Lewandowski could be another solution for Pep Guardiola in the summer. The coach directed the Pole between 2014 and 2016 at Bayern, a club that has not yet defined its renewal. The current winner of FIFA The Best ends his contract in June 2023 and is wanted by Manchester United, before the eventual departure of Cristiano Ronaldo in July. Regarding the eventual arrival of a centre-forward, the former Barça coach pondered the importance of sports management to sign: "the first thing is the hierarchy in the offices and in the club. Knowing that we will always work together. I had this in the Barça with Laporta, at Bayern and now here at City. The second thing: money. Without money there are no good players. And without good players, there are no trophies", the coach pointed out.