ERLING HAALAND decided to join Manchester City after using a points system to weigh them up against the other clubs chasing his signature.
The Norwegian has taken the Premier League by storm since joining last summer, but it wasn’t a decision he took lightly.
The Times has revealed that the 23-year-old used a points system to determine his new club when he decided to leave Borussia Dortmund.
There was an array of different clubs interested in the goalscorer including European giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Haaland and his team, which consisted of his father and then agent Mino Raiola, supposedly ranked each team out of ten based on several different categories.
The categories reportedly included competitiveness, stadium capacity and the club’s need for a striker.
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Man City’s need for a number nine is what made them so attractive to Haaland, scoring a 10/10 in that category.
In comparison Real Madrid are reported to have scored just 5/10 due to the presence of Karim Benzema.
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It has been widely rumoured that Real Madrid will come back in for Haaland next year as Benzema reaches the twilight of his career.
But Haaland is said to have enjoyed his time in Manchester so much that it would be very hard to tempt him to the Bernabeu.
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The imperious striker has set record after record in his first Premier League season and currently leads the league with 35 goals in 32 appearances.
The Citizens take on Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals with Haaland likely to play a huge role in the tie.
Pep Guardiola’s side are on for a historic season as they edge closer to pulling off an incredible Treble.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
