Manchester City completes contract extension with Norway international center forward Erling Håland..

Manchester City announced on its official website on Friday that the club has extended the contract of its Norway international center forward Erling Håland.

According to Manchester City's official statement, Håland has on a new long-term nine-and-a-half-year deal with the club which will run until the summer of 2034.

After completing his contract extension procedures, Håland, who was interviewed by Manchester City's official website again, said: "I am very happy to sign my new contract and look forward to spending more beautiful time at this great club."

"Manchester City is a special club full of fantastic people with amazing supporters, an environment that helps to bring the best out of everyone."

"I also want to thank Pep (Guardiola), his coaching staff, my teammates and everyone at the club because they have helped me so much over the last few years. They have made this such a great place. It’s a special place, now I am a Manchester City player no matter what.”

“I want to continue to develop, continue to work on getting better, and do everything I can to help us have more success in the future.”

At the same time, according to the information brought by Sky Sports' renowned Italian transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, Håland's weekly wages will rise to £650,000, not including bonus and add-on clauses, this will make him the highest-paid player in Premier League history and one of the highest-paid players in the world after Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappé.

About Erling Håland

Håland, 24, was born on July 21, 2000 in Leeds, England. He is 1.94 meters tall and plays as a center forward. He has dual citizenship of England and Norway. His father, Alf Inge, is a former Manchester City and Norway legendary international defensive midfielder.

Håland fell in love with football at a young age under the influence of his father. He joined Bryne's youth academy at the age of 5 and completed his Bryne first-team debut in May 2016. He was only 16 years old at the time.

Håland, who has maintained a high goalscoring efficiency since his youth academy, made a stunning debut and soon became the undisputed first choice player in Bryne's first-team, and even attracted the attention of Hoffenheim.

In February of the following year, Håland moved to Molde and worked with former Manchester United and Norway legendary international center forward Ole-Gunnar Solskjær.

During his two-year spell at Molde, Håland scored four goals in 21 minutes after the start of the game and won the Norwegian Eliteserien Golden Boot once, which attracted the attention of his father's former club Leeds United.

In August 2018, Håland joined Red Bull Salzburg for €8 million as a replacement for former Beijing Guoan Spanish striker Jonathan Soriano.

During his one-and-a-half-year spell at Salzburg, Håland formed a strong partnership with Takumi Minamino, Hwang Hee-chan, Dominik Szoboszlai and Amadou Haidara and quickly became famous for his performances in the Champions League. His performances attracted the attention of major European clubs, during which he has even won the Austrian Bundesliga once and the Austrian Cup once with the club.

In January of the following year, Håland joined Borussia Dortmund for €20 million.

During his two-and-a-half-year spell at BVB, Håland became the most efficient goal scorer of the Bundesliga giants in recent years after Robert Lewandowski, and also won the DFB-Pokal once with the club.

In May 2022, Håland joined Manchester City for £65 million, becoming the most expensive player in Norwegian football history after his national team teammate Martin Ødegaard.

Since becoming a member of the Cityzens, Håland has played 126 times for Manchester City in all competitions, scoring 111 goals and 15 goals. During which he has won the Premier League twice and the English Community Shield once, the FA Cup once, the UEFA Champions League once and the UEFA Super Cup once. He is the first player to score 36 goals in a single Premier League season since former Newcastle United and England legendary international striker Alan Shearer. He is also the first player to reach 100 goals the fastest since Liverpool right winger Mohamed Salah.