The reason Manchester City doesn’t even consider Haaland

We will tell you the main reason Manchester City doesn’t even consider signing Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund this summer.

Erling Haaland is probably one of the most coveted players in the world, but not for Manchester City. You might think it’s strange that Pep Guardiola is not actively looking to sign this player in order to replace Sergio Aguero next season. In recent months, the Citizens’ manager even spoke about the youngster’s skill set. It’s pretty evident he likes the player but he decided to not make a move for him.

As of right now, Manchester City is not part of the clubs that will try to sign Haaland next summer. But why is this? In order to understand the reasoning behind this decision, we need to go back to the days of Guardiola’s first years as a professional manager. He made a decision then that would affect his choices today without knowing it could happen. It’s probably something he might regret in the future but there is no turning back now unless he decides to be the better man.

Mino Raiola on Pep Guardiola: “I’ve closed the book a long time ago. Everybody knows what I think of him personally; he can say what he thinks for me personally. The rest, I think he’s a great trainer. And that’s how it is. I will not shut up for anybody…” [via @TheAthleticUK]
— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) March 30, 2021

Mino Raiola is at the center of this.

That’s right! The infamous Mino Raiola is at the very center of Manchester City’s decision to not pursue Erling Haaland’s contract. Back when Guardiola was at FC Barcelona, he made the decision to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Inter Milan. At first, it seemed like a no-brainer of an operation. The Swedish striker was at the top of the world during that period and Pep believed he could use him.

However, they met with a systematic issue as their personalities were completely opposed. We are talking about a classic case of no chemistry between the two of them. When Mino Raiola realized what was happening, he immediately took Zlatan out of Barcelona after one season. After this, Pep vowed to never do business with the infamous agent. Cut to today, Riola represents Erling Haaland and there’s no chance for him to play under Guardiola.