The Mirror newspaper revealed that the Manchester City administration has made a huge offer to Erling Haaland to extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium.
The Norwegian international’s contract is still ongoing with City until the summer of 2027, amidst interest from Barcelona in particular to obtain his services, and what is said about the player welcoming a move there within a year or two.
In order to secure his continuation for the longest possible period, the City administration has already made a fabulous offer to Haaland to renew his contract for an additional two years.
We are talking here about a significant increase in Haaland’s salary, which will make him receive 500 thousand pounds sterling per week, knowing that he currently receives about 380 thousand pounds sterling per week.
Haaland will thus become the highest-paid player in the English Premier League, and in general he will become one of the highest-paid in the history of the tournament as a whole.
At the same time, there is one crisis that prevents the two parties from reaching an agreement, which is the desire of Haaland’s representatives to maintain the release clause in his contract even despite the renewal.
The current release clause in the player’s contract allows him to move wherever he wants starting in 2025 for 150 million pounds, and Haaland’s representatives insist that this should remain even in the new contract.
The 23-year-old’s view seems clear that he may like to have a new experience, and wants to have the upper hand in the negotiations and not rely on City.
It is said that Manchester City, in order to resolve this crisis in light of the insistence of Haaland’s entourage, will agree to the release clause, but with an increase to 200 million pounds or a little more.
It is worth noting that Guardiola’s imminent continuation for another year with City may be one of Haaland’s incentives to stay at the Etihad Stadium, given the strength of their relationship.
