Former Liverpool star Dietmar Hamann has expressed doubts about Manchester City signing Erling Haaland and Kalvin Phillips this summer. Haaland joined City earlier this month after the striker chose to follow in the footsteps of his father Alf-Inge Haaland who played for the Blues between 2000 and 2003.
On Friday, MEN Sport revealed that City had agreed a fee with Leeds United for Phillips. The deal is believed to be worth around £45m for the defensive midfielder. Personal terms are yet to be agreed between City and Phillips but it is thought that they will be sorted quickly.
Despite being lauded as good deals by many, Hamann has raised concerns about both men ahead of the start of pre-season. He told Genting Casino: "Pep Guardiola is making a mistake by letting Gabriel Jesus leave.
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"Erling Haaland has had his injury problems and the Premier League is a very physical league. If you look at Gabriel Jesus' stats, they're brilliant.
"He's scored a lot of goals for them so I'm surprised he's been allowed to leave. Erling Haaland can score a lot of goals, but I don't think he will suit the way Man City play.
"It's a big ask for Haaland to reach the levels of Ian Wright and Thierry Henry. I'm fascinated to see how he'll play under Pep Guardiola - he'll definitely improve as a player but I don't think he'll ever be as good at linking up play as other Premier League greats were."
City are set to lose Jesus to Arsenal this summer after terms were agreed between the two clubs. On Tuesday, Jesus was pictured hugging the Gunners' sporting director Edu.
Moving on to Phillips, Hamann added: "In Rodri, Man City have the best holding midfielder in the Premier League and I don't know where Phillips fits into the team. Kalvin Phillips' injury history doesn't make him a risky signing for Pep and Man City because even when everyone is fit, I'm not sure where he'll play or if he'll get a game because even Ilkay Gundogan couldn't get into the team towards the end of last season."
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