Leeds manager and American Jesse Marsch told BBC Sport: “Erling Haaland is destined to be one of the best players in the world.
“It’s his quality but also his talent. I wish he was coming home to Leeds, his birthplace.
“I understand the decision to go to Manchester City.
“He can play any style of play but certainly I think he makes Manchester City – one of the best teams in the world, if not the best – even better.”
Haaland was born in Leeds in July 2000. His father Alf-Inge Haaland left Leeds United that summer after three seasons to sign for Man City, where he stayed until 2003.