Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland has explained why he signed a new nine-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Haaland’s current deal with Man City was due to expire in June 2027. However, City opted to hand him a new deal that would run out when Haaland is 34.

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.

City’s recent struggles have meant that Erling Haaland has not enjoyed the same prolific level of goalscoring that he has in previous seasons, though the Norwegian, who has just signed a bumper new 9.5-year contract to commit his future to the club, is still second in the league’s top scorer chart with 16 goals, just two behind Mohamed Salah.