It wasn't quite LeBron James and "The Decision." After all, Erling Braut Haaland wasn't a free agent, it wasn't televised, there was no "hometown betrayal" narrative and there were plenty of whispers that an announcement was imminent as various suitors had dropped out of the race. But it's not far off.
Haaland didn't say -- or at least had not yet said so as of Tuesday night -- that "I'm going to take my talents to the Etihad and join Manchester City. ... I feel like it's going to give me the best opportunity to win and to win for multiple years.