‘This is huge’, ‘Jude Bellingham next please’ – Many fans react as report claims Erling Haaland played a major role in convincing Manuel Akanji to join Man City

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims Erling Haaland played a major role in the deal that took Manuel Akanji to the Etihad this summer.

Manchester City, who have added Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez and Stefan Ortega to their squad already this summer, have completed another deal before the close of the transfer window.

City have four senior centre-backs in their squad, but injuries to Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake have left the Spaniard short in that area, so have decided to move for Akanji after he entered the final 12 months of his contract with Borussia Dortmund.

The 27-year-old today has signed a five-year deal with City which keeps him at the Club until the summer of 2027.

Akanji knows Haaland well from their time together at Signal Iduna Park and the Swiss has revealed that the free-scoring striker was the first person to text him once the deal came to light.

“He [Haaland] was actually the first one who texted me,” he said, as quoted by Manchester Evening News

“It was a couple of days ago he texted me and that’s when I told him I would really like to come here.”

According to Manuel Veth on Tuesday, Erling Haaland convinced the former Basel man to reunite with him at City .

The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

Agent Haaland 😏 https://t.co/wnjUDKxvzL pic.twitter.com/LGNE919l7Y

— Totti¹⁹ (@mcfctotti2) August 30, 2022

“We have Haaland as a striker and an agent for just 51m. That’s good business. Thanks ERLING..”
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“This is huge ”
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“Jude next ”
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“Jude Bellingham next please ”
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“now put in a good word for Bellingham”
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“This will happen with Bellingham next year”
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“This is how Haaland will help bring Jude Bellingham to Man City. ”
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