INCREDIBLE: Haaland's release clause details REVEALED
The debate over the Norwegians contract details is over, and here are the most important bits
The debate over Erling Haaland's contract release clause is finally over. The Norwegian hit the ground running in the Premier League with Manchester City, and that triggered the debate over where will he move next. A big point in that regard, was whether he actually had a release clause in his contract with the Sky Blues, and that has been settled.
Haaland has had an incredible start to his career at the Etihad, scoring 20 goals in his first 14 games in all competitions. With the player himself admitting that he probably won't spend the entirety of his career with Manchester City, rumours of where he could move quickly started, but the big question was whether he had a release clause in his deal that would allow any club to sign him.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano has the answer to that and the truth is that Erling Haaland indeed has a release clause. In particular, the rumour was that there was a special release clause for Real Madrid. "The reality is that there is no exclusive clause for [the Merengue club], but as I mentioned a few weeks ago there is a release clause", explained the journalist.
More over, Erling Haaland's clause will not become instantly active, but instead we will have to wait at least another season to see where the former Borussia Dortmund man moves. "There is a disclosed clause worth 200 million euros in the first season that it will be available, which is in 2024, so the clause will not be available in summer 2023", explained Romano.
However, the Norwegian's clause has one peculiarity indeed. As reported by the Italian journalist: "The release clause is available to all the clubs from Italy, from Spain, from France, from all the countries but not from England. The release clause is not valid for Premier League clubs". This means of course that should a Manchester United or a Chelsea wish to sign Erling Haaland, they would have to negotiate a fee with City, potentially making the Norwegian prohibitely expensive.