Manchester City have officially wrapped-up the signing of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund, with the Norway International putting pen to paper in the official announcement on Monday morning.
And if Man City fans weren't excited enough about the move to bring one of the world's most exciting talents to the Etihad, the video announcement that accompanied the news will have sent them into overdrive.
Haaland made no secret of his desire to join City, the club his father represented between 2000 and 2003, and is known to have grown up a fan of the reigning champions. City decided to make the most of that fact in the announcement video, with Haaland re-enacting a pose from a photograph of him as a child.
In the picture, a baby-faced Haaland, sporting a 2008/09 Manchester City home shirt (sponsored by Thomas Cook), is sitting with his legs apart on a white sofa. The video makes use of the image, as an unseen camera man pulls the picture down and away from the lens, revealing Haaland today, doing the same pose in next season's home shirt.
Haaland spoke of his passion for Manchester City as a child, and also claims to have picked the club as he believes it is where he will take his game to the next level. Many believe City will be the team to beat again next season, with Haaland filling the gap left by Sergio Aguero, who departed as City's record-scorer at the end of the 2020/21 season.
Haaland is tipped as a potential Ballon d'Or winner, after scoring 86 goals in 89 games for Borussia Dortmund. He was linked with the world's biggest and most powerful clubs throughout his time in Germany, eventually option to join City in a deal reportedly worth €65m to Dortmund.
