Report: PSG eyeing shock move to sign Manchester City star

Paris Saint-Germain have quietly opened a line of enquiry into Erling Haaland’s long-term status at Manchester City, according to a report by TeamTalk, setting off a fresh round of speculation across Europe’s elite transfer market.

The Norway striker put pen to paper on a contract extension last January that ties him to the Etihad Stadium for the best part of a decade, a move designed to underline both his commitment and the club’s intention to build their attacking future around him. Yet the length of that deal has not dissuaded Europe’s heavyweights from keeping a watching brief, with Barcelona and Real Madrid already believed to be monitoring potential release-clause developments that could one day steer Haaland toward La Liga.

Now PSG have joined the queue. Sources in the French capital stress that the club’s approach is unrelated to the turmoil surrounding winger Ousmane Dembele, whose post-match criticism after a defeat to Rennes—“If we play as individuals, it won’t work”—reportedly irked teammates and drew a stinging rebuke from manager Luis Enrique. “The players’ statements after the match are worthless,” Enrique said. “Absolutely worthless. I will not allow any player to think they are more important than the club.” Dembele was hauled off inside half an hour during the subsequent Champions League trip to Monaco, a match PSG went on to win 3-2 after his replacement changed the dynamic.

With Dembele’s future uncertain, intermediaries have sounded out Premier League sides including Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea about a possible move, though few clubs can comfortably absorb the financial package involved.

For Manchester City, PSG’s interest in Haaland is viewed as little more than due diligence from a fellow state-backed superpower. The 23-year-old’s goal return has become central to Pep Guardiola’s trophy ambitions, and the hierarchy regard his long-term contract as a significant barrier to any summer coup. While football’s landscape can shift rapidly, the balance of power remains firmly in Manchester for now.

City insiders note that the club’s recruitment strategy already models for every scenario, including the hypothetical departure of a marquee asset. Were such a transfer ever to materialise, it would command a transformative fee and be completed on City’s terms. Until then, the Premier League champions intend to treat the speculation as background noise and focus on the pursuit of silverware on multiple fronts.

PSG, meanwhile, will continue to monitor developments, content to position themselves early should circumstances change. For supporters of the English champions, the message is clear: their star striker pledged his peak years to the club little more than a year ago, and that commitment still carries more weight than any exploratory phone call from Paris.