‘Haaland will become first one BILLION transfer’ claims agent
Suraj Radia
- Updated: 23 May 2023 08:46 CDT
- 3 min read
Erling Haaland has been tipped to become the first player ever to cost more than €1 billion, following the sensational start to his Manchester City career.
Haaland has been scoring at an unprecedented level since signing for City for £51 million in the summer, already grabbing 22 goals in all competitions in just 14 games.
Speculation over the Norwegian international’s future has already intensified, with Real Madrid desperate to activate the rumoured €200m release clause in his contract, which will reportedly become active in 2024.
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Brazilian lawyer Rafaela Pimenta took over the affairs of super agent Mino Raiola following his death, including the representation of Haaland, and she has claimed that the striker’s value is ‘for sure’ around €1bn.
“I think Erling will be the first player to achieve a transfer that will be around €1bn,” she said. “If you put together his football value, his image value, his sponsor value, it is for sure 1bn. It’s normal to compare Erling with Kylian Mbappe so you have a little bit of an idea of the market.”
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City are believed to already be keen on giving Haaland a new contract in order to remove the alleged release clause and ward off interest from prospective suitors.
When asked about the prospect of City offering Haaland a new deal, Pimenta said: “I hope so. If they want to discuss today then we would be happy, why not? All is good.”
However, Pimenta refused to comment on Haaland’s potential release clause, saying: “The good and bad of being a lawyer is that you know what you can and can’t say. I cannot talk about it.”
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Haaland’s current deal expires in 2027 but the player’s father spoke in a recent documentary about how his son has a desire to play in multiple leagues in Europe, hinting a long-term stay at City may not be on the cards.
“I think Erling wants to test out his capabilities in every league,’ Alfie Haaland said. Then he can only stay in every league for three or four years maximum.
“If he has 2.5 years in Germany, 2.5 in England, Spain, Italy, France… he cannot stay more than two years in each league.”
