Erling Haaland's Man City exit plan as his transfer release clause changes

Erling Haaland’s sensational season in front of goal during his debut season in the Premier League has inspired Manchester City to cancel a release clause originally inserted into his deal.

However, this latest update does mean the plans laid bare by the striker’s father Alf-Inge a few years ago will have to be altered. The contract Haaland signed upon his arrival at City last summer included a £150million release clause, but 32 Premier League goals later and Pep Guardiola’s side want to make sure the Norwegian is kept at the Etihad for as long as possible.

Initially, the release clause would have become active in the summer of 2024. However, it will now be scrapped entirely, such is City’s desperation to keep their hands on Haaland.

It is thought that the release clause was linked with Guardiola’s future, but now with the manager extending his deal until 2025, the Etihad faithful can expect to see Haaland for at least another two years.

According to The Athletic, City officials are in the process of drawing up an entirely new contract for the former Borussia Dortmund sensation. Should Haaland put pen to paper on the deal, it would mean the plan his father had laid out for him would not be followed.

While the striker himself has rarely discussed his future in public, Alf-Inge has done so on multiple occasions.

Speaking on the documentary ‘Haaland: The Big Decision’, Haaland’s father previously said: “I think Erling wants to prove his abilities in all leagues. Then he can stay there [Manchester City] for three or four years at the most.