Erling Haaland reinforced his commitment to Manchester City at the start of 2025 by signing a 10-year contract extension, underlining that he is not planning to leave the Etihad despite persistent links to Barcelona and Real Madrid. He originally arrived on a five-year deal, and speculation about a move to one of Spain’s so-called big two has continued even after the new long-term agreement.<\/p>\n
City have taken their time to settle into the 2025\/26 campaign after last season’s disappointment. Haaland began the season scoring freely but has been less prolific since the turn of the year. Last week at Burnley he reached his 24th Premier League goal of the season and remains the leading candidate to reclaim the Golden Boot.<\/p>\n
No matter how the final month unfolds, with City chasing a domestic treble, Haaland played down transfer talk and pointed to the club\u2019s project. \u201cI\u2019m super happy, and I\u2019m looking forward to what\u2019s next because I think it\u2019s exciting times for City as a club and also me as a player,\u201d he told ESPN. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to continuing with City.\u201d He has also said that \u201cexciting times\u201d beckon at the Etihad.<\/p>\n
Barcelona-linked talk resurfaced during their recent presidential contest when Victor Font said he was negotiating a \u201cpreferential option\u201d to sign the striker should he decide to leave. Haaland\u2019s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, insisted at the time that his client is \u201cvery happy\u201d in Manchester. Real Madrid were known to have shown interest before Haaland\u2019s rise, but there is less evidence of a concrete move being planned for the Norway international.<\/p>\n
Within City, Haaland\u2019s statements provide reassurance: the club never expected to need a replacement for him in 2026. There has been substantial squad turnover since last summer, and a pair of key January signings have helped shape a side now capable of challenging on multiple fronts. City are planning midfield activity this summer, with Rodri potentially joining Bernardo Silva in the departure lounge, and Nottingham Forest\u2019s Elliot Anderson and Chelsea\u2019s Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez both mentioned as targets. \u201cIt\u2019s been a lot of change now the last couple of years, I would say in the last year,\u201d the 25-year-old said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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