In England, there are fears that Real Madrid and Barcelona will go after Haaland and plunder Manchester City.

The serious sporting and economic consequences that could result from the sanction against City for their infractions could lead to the departure of many of their stars.

The newspaper ‘The Sun’ reports that “Spanish giants FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have their sights set on Erling Haaland and several of his Manchester City teammates amid the ‘uncertainty’ surrounding the British club’s financial and sporting future . “

Martin Blackburn reports that  Manchester City’s uncertain future , after being found guilty of numerous breaches of financial regulations , could trigger a player exodus if the Citizens are sentenced to a huge points deduction that would condemn them to certain relegation

Manchester City is guilty of 114 of the 115 financial irregularities it was accused of by the Premier League, according to ‘The Athletic’.

In the coming weeks, the independent commission that has handled the case will determine a sanction, and both the Premier League, if it disagrees with it, and City will have the option to appeal.

The sanction can vary greatly, as the Premier League does not establish a correspondence between violation and sanction in its statutes to prevent clubs from determining whether financial doping is worthwhile in exchange for paying a fine or incurring the loss of points, so this commission will be the one to decide what the appropriate punishment is.

Madrid and Barcelona are monitoring Haaland, Gvardiol, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Enzo, Cherki… amid City’s crisis

In England, Haaland, who still has eight years left on his contract with City , is considered the main target for Real Madrid and Barça in this potential talent drain at the Etihad Stadium.

Other players that would interest Madrid and Barcelona include Josko Gvardiol, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernández and Rayan Cherki.

In the event of such a talent drain in the case of a hypothetical relegation, the footballers would not become free agents, since these players do not have relegation release clauses with Manchester City