Will Erling Haaland’s Manchester City megadeal signal the start of Patrick Mahomes-style contracts in soccer?
There are personal factors at play, too. As The Athletic reported, Haaland clearly has a special affinity for Manchester that traces to his father Alf Inge Haaland’s time as a player with City. Mahomes was raised in Texas but settled effortlessly in Kansas City and has gone so far as to invest in sports franchises in the area.