Manchester City have reportedly agreed to terms with Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland that will make the Norwegian international the Premier League’s highest-paid player.
According to the Daily Mail, the 21-year-old attacker could earn as much as £500,000-a-week with the Manchester giants, a financial package that has been approved by the club as City look ready to activate Haaland’s release clause at Dortmund.
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As per the report, the former RB Salzburg star can leave this summer for just £63m, though paying this is only half the battle for City, with Haaland’s wage and agents fees set to eclipse anything any club has ever paid for a player.
However, it now appears that City have been given to meet Haaland’s demands, with a deal set to eclipse the finances involved in Manchester United’s move for Cristiano Ronaldo last summer.
The Portuguese international is currently the highest-paid player in the Premier League, but, Haaland now looks set to take this record from Ronaldo if a move to City is finalised in the coming weeks.
With 25 goals in 26 games this season, Haaland is one of the most exciting strikers in world football and could be an exceptional long-term signing for City, the club the attacker supported when he was a kid.
Man City’s insane deal for Haaland could change football for the worse
Money has long been a driving factor in football, yet City’s £500,000-a-week deal to sign Haaland could have some ramifications for the future of football, and likely not for the better.
Indeed, one year on from the failed European Super League scheme, money continues to control the beautiful game, and whilst City signing Haaland is no doubt an exciting addition for the Premier League, it again highlights just how important finances have takena. grip of modern football.
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