Erling Haaland's agent breaks down Manchester City contract negotiations

Erling Haaland signed a new contract last season, which will keep him at Manchester City until 2034 -Credit:Alex Pantling - The FA/The FA via Getty Images Erling Haaland's agent has claimed she "couldn't leverage" Manchester City during contract negotiations to extend the Norwegian's deal because they "don't really need anything. " The 25-year-old striker has proven to be an inspired signing since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in 2022. Haaland has netted 160 goals in 195 appearances in all competitions.

Unsurprisingly, Haaland has since been linked with moves elsewhere, with Real Madrid among those reportedly interested. But last season, Haaland signed a new deal with City to keep him in Manchester until 2034, as per The Mirror . Providing an insight into the negotiations ahead of Haaland putting pen to paper on that contract, his agent, Rafaela Pimenta, has confirmed that City were always in control.

Real Madrid star hospitalized after locker room brawl with teammate Jonathan Klinsmann suffers neck fracture as USMNT goalkeeper's agent and club provide updates Haaland has scored 160 goals in 190 games across all competitions for City -Credit:MB Media/Getty Images Speaking to ESPN , she said: "Very serious, they're [City] very organized. They're very big. They know what they're doing, they have a lot of experience, they don't really need anything, they have everything.

So we don't have any leverage. "He's a lot like us [football agents]," Pimenta added about Haaland himself. "In his way of being -- it's very informal, very comfortable, very relaxed, very low profile ...