Manchester City took a big win in the transfer market this summer, when they hired Erling Haaland for 60 million euros. The club from the Etihad stadium activated the buyout clause in his contract with Dortmund and solved the issue of the striker for an extended period of time.At least that’s what it was thought at first. Namely, as reported by the Spanish newspaper Marca, the Norwegian international, in cooperation with the Cityzens, has a release clause that could be activated by the richest clubs in the world, such as Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain.##NAJAVA_MECA_6490509##Rafaela Pimienta, late-Mino Raiola’s right-hand woman and business partner, managed to get Haaland one of the biggest contracts in the Premier League, but also fought out two options for him to leave the Etihad before his contract expires: first one being after two seasons for 200 million euros and the second was is after three years for 175 million euros.With 25 million euros a year, the goal machine from Norway is one of the highest paid players in England. Just behind Cristiano Ronaldo, side by side with Mohamed Salah. He signed a five-year contract, but it looks like he could leave Manchester earlier.Considering that release clauses are not allowed in the Premier League, Haaland’s representatives made a special deal. His potential departure from the club is linked to sporting results. When the set goals are achieved, Haaland will be able to leave City in the summer of 2024 for an absolute club record of 200 million euros or in the following summer for 25 million less. German media speculate that it is a smaller figure, as well as that the clause is related to a specific transfer window.🚨 Erling Haaland’s €150m release clause at Manchester City will come into effect in the summer of 2024. That’s when Real Madrid plan to sign him to replace Karim Benzema. (Source: @diarioas) pic.twitter.com/73iqW6ivgp— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 3, 2022 Haaland has been labeled with release clauses throughout his career. In January 2020, Dortmund activated one of these with 20 million euros to snatch him away from Red Bull Salzburg. That’s what Man City did to the Millionaires this summer, and someone could leave the Cityzens without a solution in two years.Although the price is high, there are clubs that could pay it. Real Madrid offered Paris Saint-Germain 200 million euros for Kylian Mbappe as he entered the final year of his contract. In the end, they did not hire him, because PSG were persistent and with the help of French President Emmanuel Macron managed to convince the young attacker to stay at the Parc des Princes (he signed until the summer of 2025).It’s official: A Kenyan is a Rossoneri!Marca also states that Real has been familiar with the mentioned option in Haaland’s contract for a long time. The Madrid players talked to the representatives of the Norwegian goalscorer even earlier, when they heard for the first time about the desire to insert exit clauses under certain conditions into Erling’s contract. In the end, the Blancos decided on Mbappe and were left empty-handed. Now at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, they believe that Karim Benzema with the help of Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo can push through two more seasons, and in the summer of 2024, by all accounts, a great opportunity will appear for the Royal Club.
