How Haaland's contract was agreed, who was involved and why the striker decided to sign up for nine and a half years

City announced the deal — covering 10 years from the start of this season — on Friday for the 24-year-old Haaland, who has scored 111 goals in 125 games since joining the club from Borussia Dortmund in 2022.

Erling Haaland's new contract makes him far and away the highest-paid player in the Premier League, with suggestions his Manchester City contract is the most lucrative in all of sport

Erling Haaland has committed the vast majority of his career to Manchester City by signing an extraordinary new contract that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2034. Haaland’s previous terms were due to expire in June 2027 but according to people familiar with the deal,

Excluding ‘lifetime’ deals offered to Real Madrid duo Raul and Iker Casillas and Barcelona star Andres Iniesta, the next longest in football history with a defined end date was the 10-year deal awarded to Brazilian winger Denilson when he signed for Real Betis in 1998 for what was then a world record £21.5m.

Erling Haaland signed a 9-and-a-half-year contract extension with Manchester City late last week. That news showed just how much Haaland loves life at the Etihad. He has now committed the vast

Erling Haaland sealed a contract with Manchester City until the end of the 2033-34 season, a deal which will earn him an eye-watering fee over the next decade. Here's how much the Norwegian forward will earn even before any bonuses are applied.