Pressure’s on for Haaland! With the 2023 Ballon d’Or at stake, he’s got more than just glory on his mind.

According to the revelation, Erling Haaland will miss out on a decent bonus from Man City if he cannot win the 2023 Golden Ball.

On October 30, the owner of the 2023 Golden Ball title will officially be revealed. The list of candidates for the 2023 Golden Ball title has been announced, in which Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are the most likely to win.

Messi shined brightly at the 2022 World Cup finals. At the tournament in Qatar, the player born in 1987 had 7 goals, including a double in the final to help Argentina win the world championship for the first time since in 1986. In addition, he also won Ligue 1 with PSG and got off to an impressive start at Inter Miami.

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland scored nearly 60 goals last season, he was the top scorer in both the Premier League and Champions League, making a great contribution to helping Man City win the treble. Haaland also maintained high form in the Na Na national team. Wow.

Sources said that Messi was announced by the organizers (France Football magazine) to win the 8th Golden Ball in his career. The 36-year-old superstar also booked tickets to Paris to attend the award ceremony. If he wins, Messi will become the first player who is no longer playing football in Europe to receive this noble individual title.

According to the revelation, Erling Haaland will miss out on a decent bonus from Man City if he cannot win the 2023 Golden Ball. Accordingly, in the contract that the player born in 2000 signed with Green Man, there is a clause that he will receive 1 million pounds bonus from the home team at Etihad Stadium if they win the Golden Ball title.

Haaland is still playing well this season. He just scored his 9th goal in the Premier League this season, helping Green Man beat Brighton 2-1. Most recently, the Norwegian player scored twice to help Man City defeat Young Boys 3-1 in the Champions League group stage.