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Having led Manchester City to Premier League titles in each of his first two seasons with the club, Erling Haaland has been rewarded with a historic contract extension.
City announced on Friday that Haaland signed a 10-year deal that runs through the summer of 2034.
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Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but ESPN’s Rob Dawson reported it ranks “among the most lucrative contracts in sports history.”
Dawson noted that Haaland’s previous deal ran until 2027 and included buyout clauses, but those have been removed from the new contract.
There had been speculation that Haaland was seeking a release clause to do a new deal with City because of his rumored interest in eventually joining Real Madrid.
It’s difficult to rank world football contracts because exact financial details are often difficult to parse out.
ESPN’s Chris Wright did note the length of Haaland’s new deal compares to past contracts for superstars like Denilson (10 years from Real Betis), Lionel Messi (nine years from Barcelona) and Cesc FĆ bregas (eight years from Arsenal).
Just looking at the richest contracts in North American pro sports history, the most lucrative belong to Juan Soto of the New York Mets (15 years, $765 million) and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers (10 years, $700 million).
They are the only players known to have contracts that are currently worth at least $500 million. Patrick Mahomes’ 10-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs originally signed in July 2020 contained escalators and mechanisms that could bring its value up to $503 million.
Haaland signed with Man City in May 2022 after he spent two years with Borussia Dortmund. The 24-year-old has scored 79 goals in 87 appearances with the Blues. He set a Premier League record for most goals through three games in a season to start the 2024-25 campaign when he scored seven times, including back-to-back hat tricks against Ipswich Town and West Ham.
Man City has won four straight Premier League titles dating back to the 2020-21 season. He has kept the Blues atop the standings in his first two years.
City currently ranks sixth in the 2024-25 Premier League standings with a 10-5-6 record through 21 matches. Haaland will ring in his new contract on Saturday when he leads City against Ipswich Town.
