Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims Erling Haaland has two different release clauses in his current contract at the Etihad for 2024 and 2025.
Pep Guardiola’s side confirmed the signing of the Norwegian forward last month after the club agreed to pay his £64 million release clause to Borussia Dortmund.
Haaland’s representatives have made it commonplace in his recent contracts that release clauses are included and his deal with Man City is said to be no different.
There was a release clause in his deal to go from Red Bull Salzburg to Dortmund and City negotiated a sub-release clause deal to get him from Germany to England.
Now, according to Spanish publication Marca, the striker has two release clauses embedded into his new contract at the Etihad, with both differing in price depending on the year they are activated.
Marca have detailed how the second of two release clauses – the first of £172m triggered in 2024 – drops by £12m from 2025, opening the door to any potential suitors to plot an audacious swoop for the Norwegian striker.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
“Who cares? If Halland wants to go to Madrid in 3 years , we’d let him anyway. At least now we don’t have to negotiate with Madrid while they try to pull our pants down. If they want him and he wants to go, they are going to have to pay big money for him..”
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“Doesn’t really matter when he breaks records here we gonna offer him more wages anyway.”
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“At least it’s like 150 mil if it’s true but I don’t think it is. It’s probably Spanish journalist making something up.”
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“It’s €200M then €175M which is absolutely fine. It’s just clever business from Haaland as a guaranteed way out but odds are if he’s worth that much he’s playing well and if he’s playing well he’s probably happy. I see no problem here.”
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“These “publications” from Barcelona and Madrid will never give this up will they? So pathetic…go sign someone that wants to be there like we have!”
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“Fabrizio already said it’s fake , don’t even know why the spanish media is still going on about it lol.”
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“We let players leave if they want to leave anyway, so who cares? If he wakes up one morning and decides he wants to leave, he will be allowed. Just enjoy the ride, none of this matters.”
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“Y’all shouldnt be worried. He asked for clauses in every club (bayern, barca and real madrid), its to prevent situation similar to Harry Kane last season. If he’s happy then he can extend.”
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