Erling Haaland ‘to be Premier League’s first £500K-a-week player with new Man City contract’
Erling Haaland ‘is in line to become the first Premier League player on a £500,000-A-WEEK basic salary’ – taking his overall weekly wage to £1MILLION – as Man City ‘draw up a new deal to end interest from Real Madrid’ amid sensational debut season
- Manchester City are reportedly keen to enhance Erling Haaland’s contract
- They will sit down with plans to pay the Norwegian scoring machine handsomely
- The aim is to hold onto Haaland despite Real Madrid’s interest in the player
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Erling Haaland is set to be offered a bumper new contract by Manchester City executives, according to reports.
The Norwegian striker has scored 42 goals already this campaign, helping City remain in the hunt for three potential trophies this season.
Haaland’s ability as a goalscoring machine has attracted interest from Real Madrid, who are thought to be keen on nabbing the player in the summer of 2024.
But The Sun report that City bosses will sit down with Haaland at the end of this season to thrash out a new deal, which will see him become the best-paid player in the Premier League on a basic salary of £500,000-a-week.
The 22-year-old’s current deal runs until 2027, but City are looking to extend it by a year as part of proposals to maintain Haaland’s services despite interest from Madrid.
It is reported that Man City bosses want to enhance Erling Haaland’s pay to £500k-a-week
Haaland is currently one of the joint best-paid stars in the league alongside Kevin de Bruyne
Haaland currently earns a basic salary of £375,000 each week, putting him equal at the top of the Premier League’s best-paid stars, along with teammate Kevin De Bruyne and Man United shotstopper David de Gea.
However, Sportsmail revealed back in October that the Norwegian striker actually rakes in closer to £900,000 per week due to a series of substantial bonuses.
Now sources close to Haaland believe City want to make him the first ever Premier League player to collect a basic salary of half a million pounds to send a clear ‘hands off’ message to possible buyers. Doing so would also boost his overall weekly wage to the £1million mark.
City also hope that tying down Haaland at the Etihad will attract his friend and former Borussia Dortmund colleague Jude Bellingham to the club.
Haaland’s goalscoring antics have been briefly halted as he pulled out of Norway’s squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers with a groin problem.
His father Alfie Haaland said it was ‘touch and go’ whether the 22-year-old would be fit enough to return for Manchester City’s home game with Liverpool on Saturday.
It was a harsh blow for the young Norwegian, who had scored eight goals in his last two matches before the injury struck.
Man City hope tying Haaland’s future down to 2028 will attract Jude Bellingham to the club
