Manchester City strengthens team before Community Shield

There’s no surprise Manchester City is one of the wealthiest clubs in the World. Newcastle United is by far the richest after the Saudi takeover. Both teams will keep investing money in new players. Manchester City already kicked off the transfer market with some amazing signings. In this article we discuss the first movements Manchester City made on the transfer market this season.

Julian Alvarez from River Plate

The signing of Julian Alvarez from River Plate has already been confirmed for quite some time. We go all the way back to the January window for this announcement. Manchester City signed him during the winter break, but they will come to Manchester this summer. In his final match for River Plate, Alvarez scored 6 goals in an 8-1 victory over Alianza Lima in the CONMEBOL Libertadores. These six goals got the Manchester City fans very excited for their new signing.

Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund

Now the era of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi slowly comes to an end, people are looking for the next stars. In terms of attackers, there is a new created rivalry between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. Both players are considered as the best young players in the World. People expect both players to dominate the World of football for the upcoming years. Manchester City managed to sign one of these star players in Erling Haaland. Haaland gives Pep the opportunity to mix up his playing style. For many games, Man City played with a false 9, because of the lack of a real striker. Erling Haaland is a real striker and gives Pep the opportunity to play with a real target man. Haaland is a natural goal scorer who will for sure improve Man City even more.

Manchester City can confirm that we have reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of striker Erling Haaland to the Club on 1st July 2022.

The transfer remains subject to the Club finalising terms with the player.

— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 10, 2022

Community Shield 2022

Manchester City always has a strong squad. Expectations for the Community Shield are very high. Fans of Man City would love to travel to King Power Stadium in Leicester, for the opportunity to watch their new signings Alvarez and Haaland live in action. They can book their Community Shield tickets securely online via Livefootballtickets.com.