Seven goals – that's how many Erling Haaland has scored in three matches in the current Premier League season. He has more goals to his name than 17 teams in the league, and the same number as Chelsea and Liverpool. His Manchester City team has scored nine goals in total, over 77 percent of which belong to the Norwegian. Cosmos. If that wasn't enough, he also gave the national team victory in the match against Austria on Monday.
Erling Haaland suspends talks with Manchester City. He has one condition
The 24-year-old's contract expires at the end of June 2027, but the club's management is already considering extending it. It is not hard to expect that European powerhouses such as PSG and Real Madrid will soon be after him. Saudi teams would also like to see such a player, who, after bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, are looking for more big stars.
Manchester City want to prevent this, so they offered the striker the highest salary in the team. Talks were ongoing, but suddenly they were suspended. Football Insider reported that Haaland wants a buyout clause in the new contract. He wants to leave himself a loophole if he wants to change employers at some point.
The Norwegian and his representatives negotiated a similar clause during his time in Dortmund. And then Manchester City took advantage of it, acquiring him for “only” around 60 million euros. Everything indicates that both parties will eventually reach an agreement. If we have official confirmation of these words, it will mean that the club's management has agreed to the player's conditions. How much will the buyout clause be? Transfermarkt values him at 180 million euros, so it could be a similar amount.
The most important thing now, however, is the current season. There is no doubt that Haaland wants to be the Premier League's top scorer for the third time in a row. In addition, he would probably like to attack his own record from two years ago, when he scored 36 goals. He will have a chance to improve his result on Saturday, September 14. Manchester City will face Brentford at home, which is sixth in the table with six points after three rounds.