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 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,

News has broken of Erling Haaland signing a stunning new nine-and-a-half-year contract at Manchester City, tying the Norway international down until the summer of 2034. While there was no suggestion