Erling Haaland just moved to England in the summer of 2022. His debut season at the Etihad was extremely successful. Haaland and Man City have won the most prestigious titles, including the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. Haaland contributed 52 goals in this historic treble season.
There are rumors that Haaland’s contract has a break clause. But Richard Dunne believes that Man City is not tied to anything in this deal.
“If there is a clause to break the contract and the team accepts to pay, then it will be like that. If there is an agreement that determines the time Haaland plays at Man City for a certain period of time and then leaves, then it will be like that.
He is the top goalscorer in Dortmund, at national level and everywhere. But he has reached new heights in the Premier League. This is considered the biggest tournament in the world, so if you recruit a player who scores a crazy number of goals in the Premier League, the amount you have to spend is huge.
Replacing them is very difficult. It’s not simple that we buy him for 60 million pounds and sell him for 70 million. I think the number must be 3 times higher. When the time comes and Man City gets a good contract, that’s it. We all want to see him play and score goals, but Man City’s model is not based on one player. They have been without De Bruyne this whole season, but they are still in the leading group. Similarly, Haaland wasn’t there for a while but they still scored. Man City can play in many styles. If Haaland is not there, Man City will move on and still be a force.”