Erling Haaland has signed a 10-year contract extension at Manchester City – a move effectively committing his future to the club for the rest of his career.
As first reported by The Athletic, the striker’s new deal runs until 2034 and removes all previous release clauses attached to his former contract.
It is understood to be one of the most lucrative deals in Premier League history. While the salary has not been disclosed it is an improvement on the £400,000-a-week wages he was already earning.
Since signing from Borussia Dortmund in 2022, the Norwegian international has won two Premier League titles – including a historic Treble alongside the FA Cup and Champions League – as well as a Super Cup and Community Shield.
The 24-year-old has broken a string of top-flight records and has won back-to-back Golden Boots in his first two full seasons in English football.
In all competitions, he has scored 111 goals in 125 games.
“I am really happy to have signed my new contract and to be able to look forward to spending even more time at this great club,” Haaland said.
“Manchester City is a special club, full of fantastic people with amazing supporters and it’s the type of environment that helps bring the best out of everybody.
“I also want to thank Pep [Guardiola], his coaching staff, my teammates and everyone at the club as they have all helped me so much in the past couple of years. They have made this such a special place to be and now I am City no matter what.
“Now I want to keep developing, keep working to get better and look to do my best to try and help us achieve more success going forward.”
With his previous contract due to expire in 2027, his extension comes at a time when City’s future is shrouded in mystery as they battle the Premier League over 115 alleged breaches of financial regulations.
Director of football Txiki Begiristain added: “Everyone at the club is absolutely delighted that Erling has signed his new contract. The fact he is signed for so long demonstrates our commitment to him as a player, and his love of this club.
“He has made an incredible impact already in his time here and his amazing numbers and records speak for themselves.
“But in addition to his outstanding natural talent and ability, Erling’s dedication, professionalism, humility and desire to keep getting better sum up what we all strive to achieve at Manchester City.
“He is one of the finest strikers in world football, but Erling is still very young and will only continue to improve working under Pep and his coaching team. If he works hard, which I know he will, he will create an incredible legacy at this football club.
“Now he can focus on his game and continuing to play a huge part in helping us try to achieve even more success.”
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