Contract with Erling Haaland: Manchester City striker signs new nine-and-a-half-year contract until 2034 | Football News

Erling Haaland has signed a new nine-and-a-half year contract to stay at Manchester City until the summer of 2034.

Haaland’s previous contract was due to expire in the summer of 2027, but he has now put pen to paper on one of the longest contracts in football of all time, which will see him turn 34 by the time it expires.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Real Madrid having scored 111 goals in 126 games since joining City from Borussia Dortmund in June 2022.

City, sixth in the Premier League, are rebuilding with defenders this month Abdukodir Khusanov And Victor Reis out of lens And Palmeiras or are close to signing while a deal has been agreed Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush.

Haaland’s new contract comes as City await the outcome of disciplinary proceedings launched by the Premier League, in which they rejected the 115 charges brought against them.

“I am a city, no matter what happens”

Speaking about his new contract, Haaland said: “I’m really happy to have signed my new contract and look forward to spending even more time at this great club.”

“Manchester City is a special club full of fantastic people with great fans and it’s the kind of environment that helps bring out the best in everyone.”

“I would also like to thank Pep (Guardiola), his coaching staff, my teammates and everyone at the club who have helped me so much over the last few years. You’ve made this a very special place.” Now I’m a city no matter what happens.

“I want to continue to develop, keep working to get better and do my best to help us be even more successful in the future.”

Haaland scored 10 goals in the first five Premier League games of this season, including two consecutive hat-tricks, but has scored just six more goals in the 16 league games since. He is second in the top scorers list behind Mo Salah, who has scored 18 goals.

Haaland has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, an FA Cup and a Super Cup in his two and a half seasons at City.

Man City signed Haaland to a five-year deal for £51m by paying his release clause. The deal was expected to rise to a total of £85.5m after taking into account agent fees, signing bonus and other costs.

Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund after joining from RB Salzburg in January 2020.

Analysis: Haaland can break scoring records

Nick Wright from Sky Sports:

Erling Haaland’s new contract is bad news for Premier League rivals Manchester City. His goal performances have been exceptional, with 79 goals in 87 games since joining from Borussia Dortmund in 2022, as well as a further 32 in 39 appearances in other competitions.

His Premier League goal total is 24 times more than any other player in the same period, with Mohamed Salah, with 55, the only other player to even reach a half-century. Haaland is in a class of his own when it comes to the art of putting the ball into the net.

After just two and a half seasons he is on the verge of cracking the top 50 of the Premier League top scorers list. Keep up his current pace and he will be level with Fernando Torres (85) before the end of next month. Ruud van Nistelrooy’s total (95) will be reached by May.

The difference, of course, is that these two players, and indeed everyone above him, took much longer to reach such numbers. Haaland has set new standards in the competition, averaging an unprecedented 0.99 goals per 90 minutes since his debut.

With nine-and-a-half years of his new contract and him still peaking at 24, he should have time left to collect the name at the top of the pile. Alan Shearer scored a total of 260 goals in 441 games. Haaland probably doesn’t need that many.

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