Erling Haaland set to join Manchester City: Are good teams getting better a problem? | ESPN FC

The ESPN FC crew start the show with the breaking news that superstar striker Erling Haaland is set to join Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund before discussing whether this will positively or negatively impact the Premier League moving forward.
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[@dxjjw]

“Are good teams getting better a problem” So what do you expect them to do then? Get worse because their rivals don’t like it?

[@afk99.99]

they do not need to get worse. Just stay stagnant for 1 or 2 seasons then you strengthen again.

[@afk99.99]

The epl is a COMPETITION. When they get far and way too good it then moves from a competition to a domination, and then EPL gets so predictable and annoying for other fans of teams in the Premier League but also for fans that watch the competition for fun. Predictable and annoying becomes boring.

[@howardramaru6674]

@ProfePlays Liverpool, Chelsea and United are well capable of buying as well let them go buy no one is stopping them

[@DC_08]

Exactly.

[@joncoish]

Part of the problem I have with City (and PSG, Newcastle going forward) is where that money is coming from. These teams are basically owned by countries and have infinite amounts of money. How do you really compete with that? I know Liverpool has, but they've basically done everything perfect and still finish second to Man City. I think more needs to be done to control spending and all that, or eventually the premier league will be a league of Man City and Newcastle.

[@simthembilemalusi8670]

EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER WE’VE BEEN HEARING ALL SEASON ABOUT “HOW CITY NEED A NUMBER 9” CITY GET A NUMBER 9 NOW “ITS A PROBLEM” 🤦🏾‍♂️ I can’t with these people

[@FreshAlchemy]

It's called having a nuanced debate.

[@wpsalvylo11]

Tbf, Dan is supposed to play devil's advocate meanwhile all the others are saying this is a good signing

[@targetlejekeje4707]

Ja neh.

[@shahzad1051]

I think everyone forgot about city signing another forward from River plate who could also develop into world-class player

[@oooo1110]

Exactly Alvarez is a beast lurking in the shadows andcwill strike with devastating consequence.

[@FreshAlchemy]

Nobody cares.

[@wkmalory]

Why would you create the narrative in your head that people had forgotten? To make yourself look clever online? Or is it that you forgot and just realised and in turn make the assumption that everyone else forgot also

[@rollsreus3862]

@@wkmalory 100 percent agree with you on this bro. same thing with youtube comments attacking other users like delboy0 or 4th genna. there are always instances of fabricated opposition in these claims so that people can make their own statements look more intelligent by comparison. they will either pull claims out of thin air that nobody else supported or they will take the words of other people and alter the context into something more malicious than it was originally intended to be.

[@cam-andgetit7314]

@@wkmalory life of the party right here!

[@pritapp788]

It should make the title race more interesting. Instead of being 19 points ahead of Chelsea and scoring above 90 points, Man City might just be able to make it to 100 with a lead of 25 points.

[@wordsinahandle]

Lol

[@DarthSathion]

Already hit 100 points a couple years back

[@SENDittt]

Liverpool is only 3 points back. It is neither City or Liverpools problem that chelsea can't keep up or that man united are falling apart. United spend as much or more than city. Top 4 next season will be city Liverpool arsenal spurs. Don't sleep on the gunners they are being built in city's image.

[@grimaffiliations3671]

Liverpool has entered the chat

[@CYTVim]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@SavageIntent]

Nedum has really grown into the ESPN FC atmosphere! He's now fully on board with the rest of them making sarky comments all the time. Love to see it.

[@Javi_747]

Idk, he seemed a bit snappy today and irritated. Maybe I'm making too much out of nothing but it seemed like it.

[@platnumj]

He’s still abit too rigid for me but he’s come a long way indeed.

[@BWFCLVAREY]

I felt that, but Dan is a wind up merchant as we know

[@dav0z147]

nah he hasnt grown to me yet

[@samr2684]

He sucks

[@missymastive]

People can hate city all they want at the end of the day they play good football. Which can’t be said for some teams who have spent a lot of money also

[@Tymcfc]

Cough cough United people need to talk about how much United spend aswell. Because city do good business and getting success from there spending they hate on city. Let’s see if new castle will get the same hate city get

[@LV-vo5db]

Hhahahahahahahahah yes but no better football than real, liverpool, lyon, spurs, chelsea… i think you got it

[@fortchyx422]

@@LV-vo5db chelsea? Who havent won their league in 5 years? Liverpool? Who finish second place every year to Man City? LOL. Okay.

[@ChristianDoretti]

@@LV-vo5db How many Titles have Spurs won in the last decade apart from the Audi Cup?

[@afk99.99]

@@fortchyx422 Manchester United came second (never forget)

[@johnm5497]

Mahrez on the right is amazing because he can supply amazing crosses (and finish as well), but I think Sterling's ability to get in behind will be lethal alongside Haaland as well. Foden - Haaland - Sterling could be the new Sane - Aguero - Sterling and that was an amazing front 3.

[@kelansamuel5768]

Sterling ain’t benching mahrez bro

[@johnm5497]

@@kelansamuel5768 I mean sure, but it’s an entirely different style of play. Mahrez better for games where opposition sits back, Sterling better for open games to get in behind.

[@uchihasasuke9787]

Lol have you seen sterling play?? 😂😂 He can't even dribble a single defender... He can't pass the ball or cross the ball. He just run for a open goal chance but will 9 open goal to score 1.

[@alone2break]

Im rooting for one of jesus, mahrez or sterling leaving this summer..

[@anshumansahu1087]

Nobody in the PL can be sane. Had he stayed today he would have been fighting for the ballon d'or. It was sad when he left.

[@rohitr9400]

Don't forget Alvarez. He seems to be a good false 9 and could come good if Haaland fails

[@facelessnine7980]

Gabriel Jesus leaves the chat *

[@rohitr9400]

@Histalian hence the word "if"

[@puravdubey2810]

What Stevie described as a league with "4-5 mediocre teams battling it out" is exactly what the prem was from 2012-2018 but they still called it best league in the world. When all the world class players were going to Barca and Madrid in that period, these guys said it was killing the competition in la Liga. English hypocrisy at its finest lol

[@klausmikaelson7004]

They hated Spanish clubs to the point that I couldn't explain. I hope Liverpool wins the final otherwise I will send them a good text life.

[@shashwatrao6949]

Agreed. For the past 4-5 yrs prem has dominated but before that for 7 yrs, it was la liga all the way

[@vatsalsingh1555]

@@shashwatrao6949 Laliga dominated europe from 2008/09 to 2017/18 season whether people like it or not.

[@Genevasplaytime]

@@vatsalsingh1555 La liga no. El clasico yes.

[@Genevasplaytime]

Its League! Not 2 clubs like barca and real! Only 2 clubs in spain to win ucl.

[@thomaslam8448]

City and counterattack even better now

[@abhishekrawat1357]

City don't play counterattacking

[@lamentspace]

@@abhishekrawat1357 during Madrid and in UCL against attacking teams, u can see they sometimes get counter attacks and haaland will be perfect for that

[@AKL764]

@@abhishekrawat1357 not since sane left, but we will now. Kdb and sterling with thrive in that style

[@siddhingra2495]

@@lamentspace 87uvcnbvvhhgivgyhyùbhjhi9uiu9uuuuuiiuiùujuuijhhbb

[@mcfcDJ51]

@@lamentspace facts. the only true speed we have in the counter is raheem but his finishing is not the best. he works best alongside true strikers and their counterattacking would be lethal.

[@BlessedEraProduction]

This is what City has been lacking for ever since Aguero has injured problems. City with high elite striker is a very interesting theory. If City does not reach ucl final let along semifinals. Then Pep is the problem, he a great coach but that just show he only dominate because of prime MIX

[@orpheus1857]

id like to remind u that in 2008 xavi and iniesta were being criticized for not being good enough for barcelona, it was peps guidance that turned the team into a monster

[@kayodefarquhar3288]

You do know pep’s not the one playing on the field right the player’s have to do there part to make the finals

[@jslsteep5076]

Pep is still cursed for dropping Yaya

[@kayodefarquhar3288]

@@jslsteep5076 I support city i never once thought that we could win the ucl without a striker to finish those chances

[@rizalz16]

Look. A prime mix is only ever happen on paper. Like the beginning of season when United signed Sancho Cristiano Varane and people considered them as title contender. On the pitch, if the coach made even slightest wrong order, it would cost them points

[@rays8346]

Thank you Tottenham to not sell Kane to City because City end up buying better and younger player with less money :)

[@anthonyandrews5685]

Great take they saved us from ourselves & we got better for it

[@jaygill9394]

Tottenham fan: Fair play, good luck but be careful you guys lost from us this season twice and next season we will be much stronger, it will be great to compete you guys🤍

[@thestunner31615]

Kanes loss unfortunately

[@greatwhite3614]

@@thestunner31615 yeah lol. At the end of his career he will only be left with some golden boots.

[@tomodul2619]

@@jaygill9394 Next season we'll beat you hands down because Halaand isn't Jesus or Sterling who misses many chances to score one. We're going to have a real finisher ala Aguero.

[@soccer0928]

Welcome back home Haaland!! We want the whole Haaland fans army to join us cheer for man city 💙💙💙💙

[@Nunyabusiness40]

Oil Money can’t buy you real fans

[@soccer0928]

@@Nunyabusiness40 your a very low class hater go cry

[@AD-jc6ln]

@@Nunyabusiness40 Just like it couldn't buy you a real father

[@soccer0928]

@@AD-jc6ln 🤣🤣🤣

[@karemghanem5320]

@@Nunyabusiness40 or champions league trophy

[@Bart_Allen_YT]

Häaland vs Maguire derby is going to be a classic for the ages.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Dan City haven't even won league this year yet 😳

[@ajax377]

Why do they alway look at it from a premier league perspective? What if your a Dortmund or Bundesliga fan? Personally about Haaland I think his transfer was too much of a distraction. BVB may be a better team without him. I agree it's bad for the game when only a few clubs can afford this kind of transfer.

[@spookygrim4386]

This is huge for the EPL. They’ll definitely attract more fans world wide and they will definitely be a force to be reckoned with.

[@abhishekkafle1801]

As if the EPL wasn’t the biggest league already

[@intermediate212]

No it will make the league more 1-sided I think. Can't have City winning it every year. They're already on the brink of making this league look no different than the Bundesliga or Ligue 1.

[@abhishekkafle1801]

@Dracula Tepes your mom 🤣🤣

[@4thGenna.]

@@intermediate212 This is what Klopp said when asked about City signing Haaland. Klopp said "I signed a new contract knowing Manchester City will never stop developing." Obviously, Klopp is here to make sure that don't happen, and I think he will. I love this by Klopp. He knows there's a challenge to save the league and by the time we blink, Newcastle will be here and Chelsea still around. I mean he took down that mighty Bayern team and slapped them with a far less talented team

[@calm123]

EPL already has billions watching, most watched Sports league in world

[@chrissimao14]

Forget city...the PL as a brand needs its fair share of Box Office stars....they haven't done the greatest job protecting stars over the last 10 years or so....I still believe Bale should've never gone to Real...he should've gone to a top PL team.

[@RnR1001]

Bale won Champions league 4 times. He will always be remembered as RM legend.

[@sergiodangelo3175]

Who ever wrote this statement really intelligent..

[@chrissimao14]

@@RnR1001 that's great for him...he also gave up a third of his career for those 4 CL trophies...1 CL with way more individual accolades is great too.

[@FreshAlchemy]

This view of football is all wrong, you're thinking like a corporation thinks. True football fans just care about seeing good football, not "Box Office Stars". This kind of thinking is why the money in the game has reached such insane and digusting proportions!

[@fivehundrediq5212]

City is England’s Moneymaker

[@itaigurira21]

You guys said the same thing about Lukaku… the EPL is tough, Haaland is injury prone, the players who will defend against him are better than most he’s ever faced in his career so far

[@FreshAlchemy]

Good points. Also, quite a lot of players who come to the Premier League from the Bundesliga seem to struggle to hit the ground running, most of them seem to take a while to adjust, some never adjust at all. I think because of Haaland's pace and strength that he probably will do well but it's not a guarantee, and I have a feeling he might struggle with injuries quite often, like you mentioned.

[@raygamma1831]

Give your bonce a rattle. Its gunna be mental soft lad

[@Halomedia_Ng]

He hit 3 goals against Liverpool in the champions league. Only way to stop Haaland is to stop the ball from getting to him, and that city midfield with kdb, stopping the ball is never going to happen.

[@joshuaguevara1309]

@@FreshAlchemy son , auba , KDB didn’t struggle everyone is different haaland is elite he’s different

[@mikael7_]

Let's see

[@Kumro83]

Dan had a good point. City with Haaland will be really difficult to compete with

[@khushisimon]

Yes i agree with Dan too. Let’s see who besides Liverpool (maybe) will win the league the next 2-3 years atleast. Smh.

[@jakefelix505]

only time wilk tell

[@ashubrandon9738]

Wen real added bale to thier ranks nobody complained

[@eloisanchez4874]

@@ashubrandon9738 thats because barcelona had won 4 out of the last 5 la liga titles when madrid signed bale.

[@footballhipstertv]

This is nothing new. After winning the league United bought RVP and the same discussion was had.

[@dariushills4094]

Well that's the prem wrapped up for City for the next 6 years 💀😭

[@royfrancis7647]

😆 🤣 😂.

[@khushisimon]

Yeah 🙄

[@Kiddimps402]

Chill. I’m a city fan but I give credit to Liverpool for the type of work they do honestly. Arsenal is growing very well as well, the youngsters are finally coming into their football. It’s going to be an interesting few years FOR SURE. I can’t wait lol

[@jeffreywilliams6967]

ESPN FC should be renamed to Premier League clubs TV. Nadum Man City Stevie Liverpool Shaka West Ham Frank & Craig Chelsea

[@Lparsons7641]

Not even the premier league , the top 3. Appeals to plastics.

[@nickgladmon7941]

Julesenal

[@thealchemist6355]

The bias is blatant in this video, Simping for Man City while shitting on Bayern Munich.

[@angieburks5103]

I was literally dancing around my house when I saw that Erling Haaland has signed for Manchester City! Ever since aguero there really hasn't been a distinct striker yes all the players can play in a striker role but they're not that good at it because it's not there normal positions. With them bringing him into the club at just 21 years of age and considering the fact that he got 65 goals out of 68 games he is already a great world-class footballer but under pep guardiola's tutelage and training I do believe that Haaland is the very best player that City could have bought.! I am Norwegian and I totally love the premier League and the bundesliga League and to think that my favorite Norwegian footballer has signed to my favorite premier League club I think it's going to finally seal the champions League next year!

[@kukunase1686]

farmers league. hope he flops

[@Jetlggd101]

Glory hunter

[@P.K...]

no ucl for clubs like oil city they don't deserve it

[@Kyle-so6yk]

@@kukunase1686 prem is the best league in the world and it’s not close.

[@CHNWA]

City has no fans. Only plastic fans

[@Brian2229]

Haaland to city was written in the stars from the day he was born, another top class player in the premier league. It will be interesting to see how pool, united, Chelsea etc get on in the market

[@copymerchant1768]

He's an injury merchant in a slow league he won't be able to handle the intensity in the prem trust me

[@Brian2229]

@@copymerchant1768 i think I trust in my manger and club more than a comment from a random dude on KZbin, he may take time to Settle in but he is going to get a lot of goals in this team with the way we play, his height and physicality will cause a lot of premier league defenders problems. He has also proven himself on the highest stage, In the champions league. Most of Manchester City’s goals come from in and around the 6 yard box, from drag backs from Sterling, foden etc. haaland thrives on that sort of football. He’ll be a massive hit in this league. Plus he’ll be up against defenders like Harry Maguire etc.

[@afk99.99]

@@Brian2229 Pep does talk sweetly about players but sometimes he disregards them under others and also he does not seem to actually like the number 9. At barca, bayern (YES BAYERN) and the past 2 seasons too tells you he does not like the striker. Also people thought Lukaku was gonna be a massive hit with a champions league winning chelsea and Mount, Ziyech, Havertz etc. But FAILED. Another coach in Tuchel who did not like the 9, Lukaku failed. could be the same fate for Haaland.

[@elmagnifico1]

@@afk99.99 more like you’re HOPING he’s a failure. The 9 position is clearly the final piece to this city team, if you watch the games you can easily tell. Countless times there’s nobody in the middle to poke it home, other times sterling is skying crucial chances, if it’s not that they’re missing important penalties. Haaland is a clinical finisher with presence in the box, he is exactly what city needs. Plus his father played here, it’s his destiny to sink United

[@afk99.99]

@@elmagnifico1 last season Chelsea had similar issues. They signed lukaku and the rest is history.

[@stever8669]

I think its worth remembering that this City squad is aging and some of the players won't get through a hard season - just as they haven;'t this time around. KDB, Walker, Mahrez all over 30. Fernandinho is moving on as Silva might also ..... I won't bother mentioning Mendy - so the squad won't be as strong in capability or availability for each game. Liverpool have done a good job in building up their squad and the depth of quality surpasses City's this season and probably next unless there is some further transfer activity.

[@ogunrombiraphealaa647]

Dont worry, You'll use that same lack of squad depth as an excuse when things go wrong for liverpool. Chelsea fans all said this Early season, even the pundits predicted Chelsea to win the league solely on squad depth,, watch the early Espn videos for evidence. Now chelsea flooped real bad, now they use Man city's depth as an excuse to underate why chelsea flopped really bad.

[@nitinpatel1039]

They are signing young midfielder and full back after this

[@LaurentCourtines]

Foden,Rodri, Grealish, Jesus, Dias, ederson Cancelo all in their prime. Palmer and Delap will break through

[@bengotti4181]

And if I may ask, how old are Salah, Mane, and Firminho? Jordan Henderson is just not good enough.

[@lilsmurk4794]

You just hoping bro 🤣🤣🤣 we kill it again next season kdb can play till 35 bro don’t worry 😭😭😭

[@oooo1110]

50m for a 200m player bargain of the century. He's also a City fan which makes it even sweeter. LET'S GO!

[@sstteevveenn77]

8:22 This is hilarious bc Stevie is unintentionally making a FANTASTIC argument in favor of the SuperLeague there. He was the first to hate on it last yr tho 🤣🤣 these ppl man

[@josephgemin171]

You’re right!

[@UnrulyRebel-hd2pl]

People be so mad at City 😂 how can you hate on a club rich club for using their money 🤣 like what's the point or being rich if you don't use your money

[@StormFalcon657]

They expect us to be Manchester United and just be an embarrassment.

[@balajiraju4157]

@@StormFalcon657 Don't be cocky...no one knows yours club outside England 12 years ago...but man utd its still the most successful club and your club still could not win any European title...I am real Madrid fan btw who humiliated your team in semi final 😂

[@ashubrandon9738]

@@balajiraju4157 they should eat thier success and stop crying about city

[@balajiraju4157]

@@ashubrandon9738 premier league had edge over la liga because their competition..it is fair to worry about that

[@spsawyer22]

@@balajiraju4157 premier league has the most money so even the 17th place team spends 200M

[@fromthe6477]

How amazing it is both father and son played for the same club it would be nice

[@chowchow.y3406]

In terms of footballing playing, good teams getting better is definitely hurting the balance. But in business world, nothing is a problem as long as the goal is to win and making profits

[@joshgroom8421]

Business world and human rights violations worlds!

[@polo4064]

Smh how will a football team get better look at Everton and Arsenal how can they get better waiting on there young players everytime is good but to become a hig rated team you gotta step up look at Liverpool 5 years ago and now

[@mukudzeimlambo]

Gosh Nedum is so refreshing. Objective insight most of the time

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

Man City getting a 3-peat and maybe could win 4 in a row

[@copymerchant1768]

You just have to say what a UCL trophy for Manchester City 🥶

[@arthurgreece9763]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@howardramaru6674]

@@copymerchant1768 cry a river will ya

[@danversfn]

@@copymerchant1768 🤣

[@Cbricklyne]

....and still never win a Champions League. And still be almost 10 titles behind Liverpool and Manchester United.

[@jackswindells1038]

Most media members and pundits are so blatantly biased against City, it's laughable. I'm loving Dan's passive-aggressive comments as if he's going to single-handedly change the Premier League 🤣

[@gazootube7560]

how is this acting like he's going to "single-handedly change the Premier League"???🤨 This is the stupidest comment I've read in weeks..

[@rizalz16]

Spot on conclusion with nedum said at the end. It's the likes of Chelsea or United who didn't maximize their potential at the crucial moments in the league that makes it not "competitive". Other team should step up their games when a team takes a major move in transfer window like this. Don't forget, this is also a huge gamble in their part, to pay such high amount to 1 player we didn't really know the outcome of it. There's a chance He could be injured all season or end up like Hazard in Real, maybe?

[@asparapee4213]

First off, there is no gamble when it comes to City. Haaland is a rounding error with their owners. Number two, Chelsea and Man U not maximizing potential at crucial moments is asking a lot when you consider the history of the league. Even the best teams throughout history weren't perfect. Look at some of the recent point totals compared to point totals in the past. 90 points usually meant you had the league wrapped up. Now? You better get 95 to have a chance.

[@FreshAlchemy]

It's not a gamble when you are owned by an oil-rich nation like City are, they have an insane amount of money. Other teams in the league do not have the club structure or funds in place to just magically 'improve' and be at City's level, when City, again, are owned by a nation and seem to have an endless supply of oil money to pump into the club at will, hindered only (allegedly) by FFP rules. If Shaka thinks it's easy for other clubs in the league to just miraculously "improve" then perhaps he should apply that same logic to his below average analytical and punditry skills. He's good at playing the fool and clowning around making people laugh but as a serious pundit, he's hopeless.

[@lovefootball94]

What a signing man city will the champions league next season for sure with a striker like halland I’m a Man U it’s fab and will be watching man city games cos of halland

[@Chubster713]

no they wont lmao.

[@Michael-io3ik]

There doesn’t seem to be a lot of parity. A salary cap would help like in the nfl

[@DarthQueefious]

Can't really talk about the PL becoming uncompetitive when LFC are so close and could still win the quad. Last 2 seasons where each team took turns to run away with it were freak seasons really with both clubs taking it in turns to have a nightmare at CB, having to play Fabinho/Fernandinho at CB, playing untested Garcia and Phillips etc. I'd understand if City just cherrypicked Salah and/or VVD but that's not the case Injuries permitting, next season will be close too

[@gomey70]

It's only competitive because Liverpool's recruitment has been outstanding and they have the best manager in the world. City should really be winning the league by 10-15 points every season given what they spend on transfers and wages.

[@gerainthopkins7576]

@@gomey70 you mean Liverpool should they have leagues biggest squad with 27 players while city have 22!! thats 5 more players to rotate and Liverpool have the so called best 3 up front in world football but Salah has not scored in premier league in last 12 games.

[@focalpoint5072]

@@gerainthopkins7576 Let's talk about your 100 million benchwarmer.

[@harpersbazaar4234]

Everton have outspent Liverpool in the last few years, it's not all about spending

[@polo4064]

Thank you they in the primi longer than all of the top 5 teams in epl now 🤦‍♂️

[@NomadJoe0323]

With his physicality, Haaland is more of a premier league guy. It’s a good fit.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Like Werner?

[@wiz3010]

8:29 Stevie got all my respect 🙏

[@andrebudiman4506]

At this point any manager will win title with city

[@mancitygod4667]

😂😂😂

[@devoncarter7222]

Why didn't ole gunnar and lampard win the league with their respective clubs after spending quarter of a billion? Stop embarrassing yourself 🤣😂😂

[@devoncarter7222]

@@mancitygod4667 he's wrong, don't listen to him, there's no manager in this world other than pep that can stop that Liverpool squad from getting the title.

[@andrebudiman4506]

@@devoncarter7222 they dont have haaland

[@devoncarter7222]

@@andrebudiman4506city won titles before Haaland no excuses, you said any manager can win the league with city so why couldn't lampard win with Chelsea?

[@Onthedribble2.0]

Wow👌...can't wait to see MANCHESTER CITY next season!!!.

[@FreshAlchemy]

Most players coming to Premier League from Bundesliga seem to take at least a season to adjust, plus the time it takes to adjust to Pep's system and playing style..... I wouldn't expect Haaland to hit the ground running.

[@vherostar]

Shaka nailed it its not a problem as rivals so also get better.

[@kurtdavis7287]

I coming back to this next season saving this clip

[@CyrilMphanga]

Dan is hands down the best presenter!! Absolutely love his comments, especially when he's probing.😂😂😂

[@FreshAlchemy]

You are a poor judge of character! He's such a weasel!

[@CyrilMphanga]

@@FreshAlchemy I'm not sure who hurt you, but I'm sorry.😢

[@rwcoffie]

But they did that already Walker Mahrez they wanted to buy Kane they bought Grealish Sterling also in the past

[@vherostar]

First the buyout clause as Fabrizio Romana has confirmed is actually lower than 60m euros.

[@lungelobaba9942]

That's Dortmund trying to not get ripped off

[@tayshaundixon6000]

Im a chelsea fan and to me Im not too worried I mean liverpool just need like 2 signings to be an super elote club as well lots of clubs have players scoring 20 goals a season and I think it will take a while for him to score as many goals

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Liverpool already ARE a super elite club now. They just have to compete with a state owned club. Any other era they would have won 3 Premier League titles in 4 years. Liverpool can never spend what City can.

[@marko6947]

Dan is 100% right here. Everyone dismissing him stupidly. Prem is not competitive.

[@rogernewberry53]

Haaland is one of my favorites, but I wonder how he will fit in with City. He is absolutely amazing on the counter attack with long ball service. His speed for such a big man is incredible. It was really a treat to watch him team up with someone to run with him like Jaden Sancho. How will he fit in with Pep's precision system? He does have height and is learning to use his head more, but I see his true value in that he can outrun almost any fullback or centerback. De Bruyne can certainly provide service of the long ball, but it would be a learning process to become a back to the goal striker. But, he is very young.

[@leonardomoore1868]

Roger Newberry Pep Guardiolo has thatnteam on lock. Every1 knows their roles on that team and if some1 starts complaining then they will be sitting on the bench plain and simple.Haaland joining that team man city will not miss a beat and they will be dominate.

[@abhishekranabhat9441]

What a sign 🤩

[@husrehotk7363]

This might a be very good step considering his trophy ambitions but this will hurt his ambitions like winning Ballón D'Or Because 1. Pep never used a proper number 9 ( Except Lewa) in his whole coaching career) . 2. He will never receive that kind of stardom which playing for Real Or Barca gives. 3. City's PR If Kdb would have been in Real this season and would have performed like this, he would have been considered next Zidane . But ofc I wish him huge success at Man City .

[@Traveller42385]

Steve Nicol must be protected at all cost!!!! he is the only pundit who talks without any trace of bias. Congratulations Steve. Great work.

[@trojantony195]

stevie is right. id rather see a great team like city or the warriors dominate. that farmfest in 2016 and the clown top 4 races every year is not quality football is it ?

[@sunnycombo5275]

No u wouldn't its so boring, no one wants to watch a league where the same team wins all the time it basically becomes the farmers league that all the other leagues gets called

[@scotty212]

Why don’t you only watch bundasliga and support Bayern then?

[@oswalddacosta7551]

@@sunnycombo5275 funny how you were not complaining when United were winning 2-3 premier leagues in a row, winning 20 titles in the process. Was it not boring then?

[@sunnycombo5275]

@@oswalddacosta7551 it was annoying in fact

[@sunnycombo5275]

@@oswalddacosta7551 its the biggest problem with soccer where the same teams always win

[@TheAuthorizedJay]

While Manchester City is possibly becoming a superclub, I'm a little glad to see Bayern Munchen's stronghold on German players is weakening a little.

[@thealchemist6355]

Which stronghold? KDB, Gundogan, Sancho, Werner, Havertz

[@Ismaelbarca]

Even with these players they can’t win a UCL… They don’t have the fight for the badge is a big problem

[@pritapp788]

Bayern's top management are beginning to complain about it too, the fact that Bundesliga stars are moving directly to England without bothering about Bayern. Next thing they'll be admitting that they made a mistake not getting on board the Super League, which was vital for them to keep up financially with English clubs. Without this there is no way any German, Italian, French or Spanish club can compete with that the PL has reached in terms of TV deals.

[@ironic4468]

@@Ismaelbarca do you thing winning is easy. VERY HARD NOT LIKE YOU PLAY WITH KIDS

[@7yep4336dfgvvh]

Stranglehold*

[@thebenevolent8405]

I hope pep work good with this young Big superstar. It did not go well with zlatan because of Messi. But it didn’t go well with mandzukic either. But for some reason I think for some reason this time around it may work fine. Pep would tell him exactly what he want.

[@Addi_Teacha509]

Pep best in City is with a 9 like Aguerro

[@sokanettv9645]

The difference between City and Man Utd,Arsenal etc. They buy veery right and proper players and develop them a lot with proffessionalism and workrate and proper coaching. Arsenal spent 72 milion on PEPE and City Spent 65 milion pound on Haaland, you can understand

[@ununseptium7961]

Nedum is happy about getting more work. I love that.

[@sf5912]

Sport Washing Oil FC... buying success which makes all you win worthless.

[@danielgordon3155]

one of the best espn video i have watch

[@sisadiliza2008]

I can't wait for the pre season games.

[@wbrewer5352]

Has Dan never heard of building for the future? Are teams supposed to just stick with the same players forever? Look at how that went at Barca.

[@rodrigomedina2949]

I think Dan doesnt believe most things he says but says them to get debates and conversations with the rest of the guys which is what makes videos with him more intertaining. Its his job and he's good at it

[@rashneelwalla380]

He has a point. City have won 4 of the past 5 years. Then go and sign Mr halland. Might as well give them the trophy now for the next few years.

[@wbrewer5352]

@@rodrigomedina2949 I get that it's his job to be a little controversial - but he really seemed to believe this. He forgot ManU signed Ronaldo and now look at them.

[@thehollowedtree9586]

Yes imo. People always whinge and moan about leagues not being competitive enough anymore. Well, for that to change there has to be a better balance of where the star players go. There are already less stars to go around then in the 90s and 2000s. And when you concentrate them all in a handful of clubs you get things like Bayern winning 10 in a row, Juventus winning 9 in a row and City and PSG dominating their leagues almost every year as well. I think football could use a salary cap like in the American sports leagues. But something has to be done for sure. Because the poorer clubs aren't going to magically become rich like City, Man United, Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid or Bayern. Unless they are bought by sheiks or oligarchs themselves. Having a financial advantage is one thing and that's always been the case for top clubs, but in today's game it's really on overkill. If the world class star players would be spread out more across the teams and leagues it would make them more competitive and less predictable. Which would add excitement for the fans.

[@platnumj]

Hard to create that balance when “star players” have such high price tags and wage demands. Only big/financially strong clubs can afford him. Or like Barca and RM yah rack up high debt trying to sign them. So it becomes harder and near impossible for smaller clubs to challenge

[@midnitekingdrama2558]

Or super league😂🤣🤣🤣

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Comparing City dominating with PSG or even Byern is totally false equivalence. My gran could win league with PSG and Byern but Pep effect needed for City to be so strong. 60 mil and 350 a week is not mad money dominating either. Amazed if that is real wage. Auba was on that lol.

[@doseofclips612]

@@virupakshawalla5734 ok we’ll let’s look at it like this city in there last 5 games have won each game scoring 5 goals and have barely broken a sweat doing it that’s not competitive and if we look at competitiveness of leagues in the last 5 seasons la liga is top but if we look at domination of the last 10 seasons this is what it looks like Bayern have won 10/10 bundesliga titles Psg have won 9/10 Ligue 1 titles Juventus have won 8/10 serie a titles Man city are about to win their 6/10 prem title In terms of la liga Real Madrid have won 4/10 la liga titles Barca also have won 4/10 la liga titles and Athletico Madrid have won 2/10 la liga titles and the only league where more then one team has won more then one league title in that period is la liga which means in recent history la liga is the most competitive league

[@sagarranjan4585]

£350k a week for 5 years or £90m wages + £75m fee. Total £163m and the guy would be 26 at the end of his contract. What an investment.

[@fifpro6184]

Pep better change his system to actually get the best out of him. Supply supply supply to the main man. Shouldnt need an excel spreadsheet to tally up man city's goals.

[@BlossomandlilBillo]

Omg every time I hear them, they keep repeating if grealish scored those 2 chances lol well there is “if” , if he did but he didn’t . Give some credit to other team once in a while

[@klausmikaelson7004]

No worry they will never do.

[@scotty212]

We should give credit to the officials for giving 3 minutes extra time when 1 player was down 6 minutes.

[@Genevasplaytime]

Indians coming in here and bumming la liga is inevitable..

[@Lparsons7641]

Weren't your hosts just whinging about and making fun of Liga MX having a playoff? At least in Liga MX the same team doesn't win every season. There is remarkable parity

[@majidokokoyo8062]

because they are all terrible

[@balajiraju4157]

@@majidokokoyo8062 lol...Madrid just beat Chelsea and city in champion league

[@Genevasplaytime]

@@balajiraju4157 Liga mx is not la liga 🤣🤣

[@balajiraju4157]

@@Genevasplaytime I talking about english arrogance and looking down on other league but got thrased by Spanish team

[@majidokokoyo8062]

​ @balaji raju Leicester won the premier league. what's your point? It's football, things happen that's why we love the game, it doesn't mean they are not terrible. Chelsea won the champions league last year, it doesn't mean they were the best team in Europe last season, once again what's your point?

[@stevohoward3076]

Dan makes a good point for once. I don't want to see Man City dominate like Bayern

[@RichBurrell]

Steve Nicol is a great pundit. Always level headed and unbiased.

[@senseiseagal8343]

The greatest moment in their 15 year history

[@harshitsinghai1395]

Dan is right. PL is in serious one-club winner trouble. Even if the other clubs have money, there are just not many world-class talents in football at the moment. Let's say even if Chelsea has 100m to spend on a player, whom would they buy?

[@oracle8589]

Don’t worry lads Newcastle will save the day😁

[@kadenmoubayed6278]

Chelsea just spent 97 million on Lukaku when they could've invested the money on other players. Chelsea just spent their money poorly.

[@-PlayMaker-]

Exactly the gap between old 30yo+ world class players and young promising players is so big rn. Sure you have the big names that you can count on two hands for the most part bit after them, who else is really good enough for big clubs to invest big money AND time in? There's a huge drought in top tier prospects rn. I'm not saying there isn't any because there are some but it's hard to think of anyone after the big names like mbappe, haaland, pedri etc..

[@malevolentsoul1452]

They already bought lakaka🤣

[@harshitsinghai1395]

@@-PlayMaker- Exactly. Even if some clubs wants to spend 100m+ on a player there are not a lot of world class players out there. Halaand, Mbappe, Vinicius and maybe a few others. But the number are less as compared to last decade when world class talent were more and evenly distributed.

[@kindface]

It was never a problem that Madrid were packed to the rafters with galacticos in all of those years so it's a non-starter to even think that one Haaland, dominant as he is in the box, is a problem for the league.

[@vladtepes97]

need better revenue sharing to help teams at the bottom challenge teams in the middle and the middle can challenge the top.

[@jeremy1399]

Already the best roster in the game got even better! My goodness! Also everyone talks about all the money but they are probably arguably the smartest club with there money. They find the best players for steals and sell players for profit like every time

[@astonmuhoza4365]

Are u talkin about real Madrid?😉😅

[@jaysmith2858]

The smartest in terms of 'getting around' FFP rules, coming up with fictitious sponsorship deals, and the smartest when it comes to how much exactly they pay their staff, and how they go about paying this money.

[@paulcoffield2102]

Absolutely not.

[@santiagoch2451]

A 100 million pound glorified squad player is being smart with money? I don't think so

[@bh5380]

Smartest with their money… the spent 100 mil on a bench warmer ffs😂

[@wemadeitpodcast]

Nobody gonna mention that RM has Benz and gonna get Mbappe that might be why Haaland didn't go there

[@thotspotter5300]

I think mbappe signed an extension with PSG

[@wemadeitpodcast]

@@thotspotter5300 doubt it

[@mrcoolguy1989]

The only problem with man city signing haaland is his massive injury record. He may not be available for some very important games.

[@deanwilkinson4994]

Think Newcastle will start taking players from around them, I would improve your team and weaken others around you. Good luck to them. Really can't wait to see city next season and unsure they will hit the ground running. Regardless the Prem will be entertaining.

[@derekmcnamara889]

City being great brings great players to the league

[@AlexTSilver]

Really? Does bayern being great for 10 years in a row mean the bundesliga is better? lol

[@christianwag3015]

Man c who?? Not being great as yet or considered "Giant" club if still zero ucl trophy..lmao 😆

[@jaysmith2858]

Money talks.

[@wadridgeawa397]

If Pep does not win the CL with this signing, then........

[@OmPrakash-ie7sh]

Atleast city will sell him for 150 million if city doesn't win

[@Cbricklyne]

He's not going to. Halaand is injury prone and will miss about a third of their games next season. You heard it here first. But not having Halaand isn't the reason he's not going to win the CL. HIs best chance to win it was last year when most of his European rivals were COVID/injury-ravaged and/or rebuilding. Real Madrid will be stronger next year..... ....as will be Bayern,......as will be Liverpool....and possibly even one or both of the Milanese teams, and Barcelona.

[@OmPrakash-ie7sh]

@@Cbricklyne real Madrid was apprehensive of his injury record that's why they didn't sign him.

[@sf5912]

Cheque book manager

[@athreyathandeswaran7510]

I won't be surprised if maybe, a season or 2 later, KDB starts playing like a Regista (Pirlo/Busquets). The guy has the passing range for that kinda role.

[@techigungnia0697]

Finally BEAST is ours 💪💪💪💪💙

[@wasifw673]

So the "finished" real kicked one of the best city ever out of cl,imagine this city facing 2014 Real. That would have been rap* of city.

[@FreshAlchemy]

Nobody calls teams "finished" except for 12 year old plastic fans in Asia. No-one else uses that language, no-one! The sports media certainly don't call teams "finished". It's childish, foolish and short-sighted terminology.

[@pedropierre9594]

Only weak teams fail to strengthen from a position of power, look at United

[@vherostar]

Happened after citys first title united came back the season after as they didn't improve. City has learned from this thankfully.

[@pritapp788]

United were never in a "position of power" where they had unlimited financial backing from a state. Quite the contrary: owned by private American capital with owners who want to make a profit... which generally comes from less investment in transfers.

[@davidwilson5381]

Circular comment, strange.

[@kabelomaragelo2745]

I agree with Dan .

[@sadhamel]

Dan always with the takes 😂😂 love it

[@NOORAHMED-wi8hy]

City fans should enjoy the Hate Part of being a Great Club In fact Best PL Club As only PL Club to play Beautiful Football

[@AlexTSilver]

lol of course a dude named ahmed is rooting for the oil club

[@ununseptium7961]

I embrace the hate. It's easy to tell who is a teenager when they say oil money, plastic fans, empty seats. Adults come with the quality banter based on facts.

[@Nunyabusiness40]

@@ununseptium7961 when did you become a city fan? Lol not even the biggest club in Manchester

[@818ValleyKid]

@@ununseptium7961 HOPE IN YOUR LIFETIME U GET A CHAMPIONS LEAGE LOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@jaysmith2858]

@@ununseptium7961 All of those things ARE facts i.e. Man City are a relative 'minnow' who won the oil lottery. They are a club who spend more (unearned) money than anyone else courtesy of fictitious/over inflated sponsorship deals, paying their staff 'off the books', and 'circumnavigating' FFP rules. Also I don't recall any actual 'big' clubs having to advertise tickets being for sale when it comes to big games, notably CL matches. Man City are nothing more than the Lance Armstrong or Ben Johnson of the footballing world.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

City - target Big Signing Media - will it Ruin PL? LiVARpool,Utd - target Big Signing Media - Great for PL No Institutional Bias against City?😂

[@santiagoch2451]

what do you mean? this whole panel are suckers for City, they keep saying they are the best team in the world and yet they can only win the league this year (which they will)

[@sam_ikq7782]

Do not include Liverpool.

[@SSS-ie6mh]

@@santiagoch2451 Only league? Loserfools can only win league once in 30 years. LOL

[@liridongjokaj9861]

To steve and nedum saying city isnt going anywhere and comparing united to real is not right in my mind. And where is real madrid going(except in the final) they have great cb and another joining, mendy is very good when he isnt injured. They need a good rb and the young midfield is coming along nicely and if you think that adding to that team mbappe wont make them far more threatening and attacking then nothing would be able to fix them. Also what if guardiola goes after a year or two? Where's the "project" then?

[@Tom-fj1zx]

United won like 9 titles in 11 seasons or something under fergie. And btw they were spending more than the competition as well.

[@salerio1890]

Haaland choosing the best team in the world.

[@dibs9937]

People like to say Oil Money, but would drool at thought having City's owners at their club.

[@pat5196]

Double standards of those clowns they even say money doesn’t guarantee trophies and that’s true so why are they so obsessed with it then these weird clowns man 😹😹😹

[@AlexTSilver]

lmao don't project your failures on others. Plenty of people dropped PSG and Chelsea when they were bought by slavers.

[@StormFalcon657]

Exactly, they're hypocrites

[@fixxzitt]

Naah… just the look you get at school as son of a wealthy dad who is fat pale otherwise unpopular at all.

[@KenDaKingArrives]

*responding to title* that's how it is in Europe, like College Football where the best programs get the best HS recruits. I don't understand why this is even a topic.

[@samwang5831]

It is actually good to have super clubs that have the resources to build super teams. Football is so competitive that there is no guarantee that a super team will win anything. It just make the games more exciting.

[@Infinity-gy5ie]

Haaland has the same unusual physique as Andy Carroll - Obviously a better player than Carroll but playing as a striker i see a similar career filled with injuries. His injury record for a young player is already terrible and seems to be getting worse year on year. Also, most of his goals for Dortmund came from counter attacks but city spend 90% of their time breaking down 10 men behind the ball with intricate passing

[@fraz0r677]

Haaland here we go

[@copymerchant1768]

I was sleeping in Manchester, when I saw a strange figure in the corner of my room, it looked like it was a ghost. When I turned the lights on I saw it was none other than Perling Paaland. I was scared for a bit but then I said that a big match is coming soon. And then he vanished.

[@bluemoon1716]

@@copymerchant1768 who hurt you?

[@tsbm9]

don't get your hopes up too high, haaland in the epl will not be the same haaland in bundesliga. the epl is full of big, strong, fast players who will give him plenty of competition or stop him, which is not the case in the bundesliga.

[@putra-666]

Come on city 🗣️💪🏼

[@mohamadmahmoud6926]

As a Madrid fan, this is why we need mbappe. So we can compete with city.

[@yupadej4361]

Bro you won't even face us lol

[@enockbanda4009]

City aren't an issue they will choke as usual. So this halland signing in a EPL problem not UCL problem.

[@thomrik]

City is 3 points ahead and won a season being 1 point ahead in the last 5 years. Thats not total domination. City is out of every cup, Liverpool is in the champions leagues finals and Chelsea won last year. English football is going strong and competitive all around.

[@neilwright6509]

Where is that big gap between Real Madrid and Man City? Player for player Real Madrid can match up to any team. These people forget that Bale, Hazard, Marco Asensio, Luka Jovic, Isco and Dani Ceballos did nothing this season. That's 6 top class players out for one reason or the other all season and Real Madrid is still in the CL finals and won the league. Now is Hazard come back to even 70%, Asensio stays fit and Real Madrid add Mbappe to Benzema, Vini Jr and Rodrygo. How is it City still miles ahead.

[@hv3484]

I agree with you. Different style of football, but just as potent if it all comes together. Rudiger and Mbappe will be great signings.

[@mondlism]

It's quite interesting that some people are over sudden concerned by competition when Liverpool and Utd were dominating they had more money than others.

[@sam_ikq7782]

Nop they had their money. Liverpool is managed smartly with no backing of unlimited oil money. There is a huge difference in spending what you can and having unlimited funds to buy and maintain any player you want.

[@ChuchuJS]

City bought a striker from Argentina that’s literally the best player there young and enterprising juilan Alvarez. City are gonna be scary next year