Man City could pay more than £300MILLION for Erling Haaland transfer, despite giving Borussia Dortmund just £64m

MANCHESTER CITY could pay £300MILLION for Erling Haaland, despite snapping him up for a transfer fee worth £64m.

The Norwegian has reportedly completed his medical and looks set to be announced as Pep Guardiola's superstar signing in the coming days.

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On the face of it, the deal for Haaland appears to be a financially sound one as Man City have been able to trigger his £64m release clause at Dortmund.

But when you add up the other expenses around the transfer, he becomes an astonishingly expensive acquisition.

According to , Haaland's wages will be in the region of £34m annually - meaning he will collect around £170m if he sees out his contract.

That works out as £2.8m per month and £700,000 per week, although SunSport understands his wages will be closer to £385,000 a week.

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Haaland's agents will then receive £42m for their part in facilitating the deal.

And the Dortmund striker's father Alf-Inge - who played for Man City between 2000 and 2003 - will also receive around £25m.

That is before you even get to the extraordinary figures for bonuses which will undoubtedly also rack up the price of Haaland's stay in Manchester.

Haaland has scored a breathtaking 85 goals in 88 appearances for Dortmund since joining from RB Salzburg in January 2020.

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Real Madrid were the favourites to get Haaland but recently decided to devote their full attention to landing 23-year-old Kylian Mbappe instead.

Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have also shown interest while Bayern Munich also looked at him as a possible long-term replacement for Robert Lewandowski.

But Haaland now looks set to follow in the footsteps of his father Alf-Inge.

Haaland is also said to be a boyhood City fan and has been pictured in the club's kit as a youth.

His agent Mino Raiola began negotiations but passed away last month after a lengthy illness.

The framework of the deal was worked out when a delegation from Dortmund visited the Etihad in the last few days.