Pundit identifies signing that would see Man City win title next season

Peter Crouch believes Manchester City or any of the top Premier League clubs who choose to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland this summer, will win next season’s title.

The Norwegian striker, who has been heavily linked with a move to Etihad, is one of Europe’s hottest properties and his performance in its biggest competition this year could influence his next step.

Despite moving to Borussia Dortmund just twelve months ago, every major European club has him on their radar and will try to win the race for his signature as soon as possible.

Last week, Haaland took plenty of plaudits for his midweek Champions League performance where he scored twice, and recorded an assist in a brilliant win over Sevilla.

Crouch thinks that if Liverpool or either Manchester club sign Haaland in the summer, they win the title.

“I can’t get enough of this fella,” Crouch said in his Q&A Mail column.

“What a player we are watching. He’s 20 and he is running over the top of grown men. He is so physically strong, he’s got such exhilarating pace and can score with either foot or his head.

“To give you an idea of how highly I rate him, I will put it in these terms: if Manchester City buy him, they win the title next year. If Liverpool buy him, they win the title. If Manchester United buy him, they’ll be right there.

“If he ended up going to City, following in the footsteps of his Dad, Alfie, then everyone else would need to give up. He’s incredible and if you added him to a team that is already close to being the best in Europe, that would be it.”

It’s clear that Haaland is already one of the best strikers in the world, Manchester City may be wise to make a big-money move for the star this summer.

The striker has 17 goals in 17 league games this season and a total of 43 goals in 43 appearances for Dortmund since he joined from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020.