Man City ready to make Haaland Prem’s top earner with £500k-a-week salary, to stave off Real Madrid transfer interest
Etihad bosses will speak to the 42-goal striker at the end of the season to discuss a new £500,000-a-week deal.
Man City is ready to give Haaland a super contract to avoid interest from Real Madrid
Man City is ready to give Haaland a super contract to avoid interest from Real Madrid
Haaland is in the first year of a contract until 2027 and City have plans to extend it for another 12 months.
They are keen to reward him for an impressive first year in England - and KO Real hope to bring the 22-year-old Norwegian to La Liga in the near future.
Haaland is currently on a weekly salary of £375,000 - the highest in Prem along with team-mate Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea - with various additional terms. However, his agent, Rafaela Pimenta, has sparked rumors of a move to Madrid at some point, insisting Real is the 'dream' move of players.
And the Spanish giant must have a plan "Operation Haaland".
Sources close to Haaland insist he is perfectly happy in Manchester, but City are keen to send a strong message about giving up.
And they believe a new deal, which runs until the end of the 2028 season and acknowledges his incredible debut campaign, will do just that.
City beat Real when they activated their £51.4m release clause from Borussia Dortmund last summer - and their value has quadrupled.
Haaland demanded a release clause in his original deal, but sources claim it no longer applies after Man City boss Pep Guardiola extended his contract for two more seasons. at the beginning of the season 'year.
The striker is approaching half a century of scoring for City and scored his sixth hat-trick of the season in the FA Cup win over Burnley last week.
City are also hoping that ending any speculation about his future will help convince Dortmund friend Jude Bellingham to join Manchester this summer.
It is understood that the Haaland camp has given signs that it wants to hold talks and City are confident they will follow Julian Alvarez's example.
The Argentinian World Cup champion received a raise after adding a season to his contract, despite only joining in January 2022. Meanwhile, Man City will demand a refund if Kalvin Phillips leaves Etihad.
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Former clubs Leeds, West Ham and Newcastle are all interested in the midfielder, who has had a nightmare since moving from Yorkshire for £42m last summer.
The Hammers were eliminated with a loan request in January, but Phillips is yet to start a Prem game after recovering from shoulder surgery.
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