Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has signed a new contract with Manchester City and the new deal is set to keep the burly striker at the Etihad Stadium until 2034.
Since signing the new deal ahead of Man City’s English Premier League tie against Ipswich Town on Sunday, January 19, staggering financial details of the deal have been reported.
With the new deal, Haaland is set to earn 500,000 pounds ($600,000) a week in wages; this represents an uptick in wages for the former Borussia Dortmund striker who earns 375,000 pounds a week on his present deal.
Further breakdown of the financial details of Haaland’s new contract has the two time EPL Golden Boot winner earning 49.63 pounds a minute which is the equivalent of 901.47 Ghana Cedis at the time of writing.
With the new contract, Haaland is set to become the first EPL player to earn half a million pounds a week in wages. Ahead of Man City’s game against Ipswich Town, Haaland has 16 goals in 21 games.
